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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Apr 16, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A6702
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
QUART
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
co-Sponsors
Matthew Titone
2013-A6702 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §230-d, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A7431
2013-A6702 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all facilities operated as an office-based practice or setting to annually register with its accrediting agency, in consultation with the department of health; makes such facilities eligible for payments from health insurers for use of an accredited office-based surgery facility, in addition to payments to the surgeon for the procedure.
2013-A6702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6702 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to registration of office-based surgery facilities and payments for the use thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 230-d of the public health law is amended by adding two new paragraphs (j) and (k) to read as follows: (J) "LICENSEE PRACTICE" SHALL MEAN AN OFFICE-BASED SURGERY FACILITY, WHICH HAS ACCREDITED STATUS. SUCH A FACILITY MAY OPERATE UNDER THE LICENSE OF THE LICENSEE. (K) "HEALTH PLAN" SHALL MEAN AN INSURER LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE INSURANCE LAW TO WRITE ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE, OR A NON-PROFIT MEDICAL AND DENTAL INDEMNITY, OR HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THE INSURANCE LAW, OR A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. Section 230-d of the public health law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 3-a and 6 to read as follows: 3-A. (A) EVERY FACILITY OPERATED AS AN OFFICE-BASED SURGERY PRACTICE OR SETTING SHALL, NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, IN ADDITION TO OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING FULL ACCREDITED STATUS, HOLD A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION ISSUED BY THE ACCREDITING AGENCY, IN CONSUL- TATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT. THE ACCREDITING AGENCY SHALL ISSUE A CERTIF- ICATE TO AN APPLICANT LICENSEE PRACTICE WHICH: (I) FILES AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IN SUCH FORM AND HAVING SUCH CONTENT AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE ACCREDITING AGENCY, IN CONSULTA- TION WITH THE DEPARTMENT; (II) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN ON-SITE INSPECTION OF THE FACILITY CONDUCTED BY A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING AGENCY AS DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02577-01-3
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