Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to health |
Jun 12, 2013 |
print number 2944a |
Jun 12, 2013 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 25, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2944A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
Bill Amendments
2013-S2944 - Details
2013-S2944 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2944 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to registration of office-based surgery facilities and payments for the use thereof PURPOSE: To require accredited office-based surgery facilities to register and obtain a certificate of registration from a nationally recognized accrediting agency as designated by the Department of Health and to permit such facilities to seek reimbursement from health plans for a facility fee. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends Public Health Law § 230-d to require office-based surgery (OBS) facilities to register with a nation- ally-recognized accrediting agency as designated by the Department of Health to receive a certificate of registration. The bill provides grounds for the issuance of a certificate of registration, requires the facility to conspicuously post the certificate of registration and provides that the registration shall be valid for 3 years, or until the accredited status of the facility expires. This legislation also authorizes accredited OBS facilities who have received a certificate of registration to seek reimbursement for a facility fee, provided the health plan currently reimburses for the use of the facility charged in connection with the same covered procedure performed at an ambulatory surgery center or hospital. When calculating
2013-S2944 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2944 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 25, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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
2013-S2944A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2944A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2944A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to registration of office-based surgery facilities and payments for the use thereof PURPOSE: Adds office-based surgery facilities, certified or accredited pursuant to § 230d of the Public Health Law, to utilization review provisions of the Insurance Law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides the legislative intent. Section 2 adds office-based surgery facilities, certified or accredited pursuant to § 230d of the public health law, to clause (1) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 1 of subsection (e) and subsection (g) of section 4900 of the insurance law. Section 3 adds office-based surgery facilities, certified or accredited pursuant to § 230d of the public health law, to paragraph 2 of subsection (b) of section 4901 of the insurance law. Section 4 adds office-based surgery facilities, certified or
2013-S2944A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2944--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 25, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance 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. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that New York state is home to approximately 1,000 accredited physician-owned ambulatory surgery facilities, referred to as Office-Based Surgery (OBS) practices, currently providing patient access to virtually all types of covered outpatient surgical procedures safely and at a lower cost compared to other settings, including traditional ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals. The legislature further finds that advances in medicine, including surgical techniques, equipment and improvements in anesthesia enable procedures to be performed safely, conveniently and at a much lower cost in an office-based setting. In fact, conservative estimates show physi- cian-owned ambulatory surgery facilities can achieve cost savings of 30%-40% as compared with other settings. The enviable safety record of the accredited OBS industry is also well established. The legislature also finds that like many states, New York is experi- encing a growing physician shortage. The problem is compounded for accredited office-based surgery facilities and the patients they treat by the recent refusal on the part of many third party payers to reim- burse facility costs for covered procedures. These expenses are substan- tial and include capital costs, equipment usage, supplies and overhead. The motives behind these denials are inexplicable given that this venue represents the lowest-cost provider. In fact, it was not long ago that insurers were consistently reimbursing OBS practices for their facility EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02577-02-3
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