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Jan 18, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A2783
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
O'DONNELL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A2783 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A2783 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to insurance reimbursement for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities; provides that insurers and health plans shall not deny claims for such services due to lack of prior approval or out of network providers where such services are furnished pursuant to an early intervention individual family service plan.
2013-A2783 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2783 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to insurance reimbursement for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2559 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: (E) AN INSURER OR HEALTH PLAN ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ACCEPT THE EARLY INTERVENTION INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLAN AS DOCUMENTATION OF PRE-AU- THORIZATION AND PRIOR APPROVAL FOR SUCH SERVICES TO AN ELIGIBLE CHILD. ALL SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE CONSIDERED "COVERED SERVICES". A QUALIFIED PROVIDER OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE, SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER FOR PURPOSES OF COVERAGE UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY OR HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. S 2. Section 3235-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (f) to read as follows: (F) NO INSURER, INCLUDING A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAP- TER, SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE EARLY INTERVENTION INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLAN AS DOCUMENTATION OF PRE-AUTHORIZATION AND PRIOR APPROVAL FOR SUCH SERVICES TO AN ELIGIBLE CHILD. ALL SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE CONSIDERED "COVERED SERVICES". A QUALIFIED PROVIDER OF EARLY INTER- VENTION SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE, SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER FOR PURPOSES OF COVERAGE UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY OR HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01683-01-3
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