Assembly Bill A1989

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to accountable care organizations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1989 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2080
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 461 of 2012

2013-A1989 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to accountable care organizations.

2013-A1989 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1989

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend chapter 461 of the laws of  2012,  amending  the  public
  health  law relating to accountable care organizations, in relation to
  a certain workgroup convened by the commissioner of health

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 2 of chapter 461 of the laws of 2012, amending the
public health law relating to accountable care organizations, is amended
to read as follows:
  S 2. The commissioner of health shall convene a workgroup to  [develop
a  proposal  whereby] CONSIDER WHETHER an ACO [may] SHOULD BE ENABLED TO
serve, in place of a managed care plan: (a) Medicaid enrollees otherwise
required to participate in managed care, care management, or care  coor-
dination  under section 364-j of the social services law, section 4403-f
of the public health law, or other law;  and  (b)  enrollees  in  family
health  plus  under  section  369-ee  or  section  369-ff  of the social
services law and the child health insurance  plan  under  title  1-A  of
article  25  of  the public health law. The workgroup shall include, but
not be limited to, representatives of: accountable care organizations or
entities seeking to form an accountable care organization under  article
29-E  of  the  public health law; health care providers serving Medicaid
enrollees; HEALTH PLANS THAT SERVE  MEDICAID,  FAMILY  HEALTH  PLUS  AND
CHILD  HEALTH  INSURANCE PLAN ENROLLEES, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE
FOR Medicaid, family health plus, and child health insurance plan enrol-
lees; and the senate and the assembly.  The workgroup shall  report  its
CONCLUSIONS  AND  recommendations,  IF  ANY, for regulatory or statutory
actions to the governor[, the commissioner of health,] and the  legisla-
ture.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04594-01-3
              

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