A4456-2011 Actions

• Jun 12, 2012: reported referred to codes
• Jun 6, 2012: print number 4456a
• Jun 6, 2012: amend and recommit to insurance
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to insurance
• Feb 3, 2011: referred to insurance

A4456-2011 Text

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

                                    4456

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 3, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M. of A. CASTRO, HOOPER, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
    M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Insur-
    ance

  AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
    to prohibiting the disruption of health services by any third party

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


    Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3224-d
  to read as follows:

    S 3224-D. THIRD PARTY DISRUPTION OF  CARE  PROHIBITED.  (A)  NO  THIRD
  PARTY,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY INSURANCE PROVIDER, SHALL CAUSE
  A DISRUPTION IN HEALTH SERVICES OR SUGGEST A DISRUPTION IN  SERVICES  BY
  REQUIRING ANY PATIENT TO USE A SPECIFIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.  PATIENTS,
  GUARDIANS  OF  PATIENTS OR ATTORNEYS OF PATIENTS SHALL HAVE THE SOLE AND
  EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
    (B) A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER  VIOLATION  SHALL
  BE IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    S  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 12-e to
  read as follows:

    S 12-E. THIRD PARTY DISRUPTION OF CARE PROHIBITED. 1. NO THIRD  PARTY,
  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  ANY  INSURANCE  PROVIDER,  HOSPITAL OR
  SCHOOL-APPROVED  ORGANIZATION,  SHALL  CAUSE  A  DISRUPTION  IN   HEALTH
  SERVICES OR SUGGEST A DISRUPTION IN SERVICES BY REQUIRING ANY PATIENT TO
  USE A SPECIFIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.  PATIENTS, GUARDIANS OF PATIENTS OR
  ATTORNEYS  OF PATIENTS SHALL HAVE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO CHOOSE
  THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
    2. A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER VIOLATION SHALL BE
  IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD03001-01-1