Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Jun 25, 2015 |
committed to rules |
Mar 19, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 18, 2015 |
2nd report cal. amended 4297a |
Mar 17, 2015 |
1st report cal.256 |
Mar 11, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4297A
2015-2016 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2015-S4297 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§3614-d & 3614-e, Pub Health L
2015-S4297 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4297 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to universal standards for coding of payment of claims for long term care and electronic payment of claims PURPOSE: Requires contracts or agreements for the payment of long term care services to utilize universal standards of coding similar to other health care providers and the payment of such claims to be via electronic funds transfer. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill by adding a new section 3614-d of the public health law providing for contracts or agreements issued or entered into or between certified home health agencies, long term home health care programs, licensed home care services programs, insurers, managed long term care plans, managed care plans or organizations licensed or operated pursuant to the provisions of the public health, social services, or insurance law and for all bills for personal care, home health care services or other long term care services rendered by licensed home care services programs, certified home health agencies or long term home health care programs pursuant to such contracts or agreements, any certified home health care agency, long term home health care program, insurer, managed long term care plans, managed care plan, or organizations licensed or operated pursuant to the
2015-S4297 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4297 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 11, 2015 ___________ 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 universal stand- ards for coding of payment of claims for long term care and electronic payment of claims THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding two new sections 3614-d and 3614-e to read as follows: S 3614-D. UNIVERSAL STANDARDS FOR CODING OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR LONG TERM CARE. STANDARDS FOR THE CODES OF CLAIMS OF PAYMENTS FOR PERSONAL CARE, HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR OTHER LONG TERM CARE SERVICES. IN THE PROCESSING OF CODES OF CLAIMS SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED INTO OR BETWEEN CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES PROGRAMS, INSURERS, MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS, MANAGED CARE PLANS OR ORGANIZA- TIONS LICENSED OR OPERATED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, OR THE INSURANCE LAW AND FOR ALL BILLS FOR PERSONAL CARE, HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR OTHER LONG TERM CARE SERVICES RENDERED BY LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES PROGRAMS, CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES OR LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS, ANY CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM, INSURER, MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS, MANAGED CARE PLAN, OR ORGANIZATIONS LICENSED OR OPERATED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, THE EXECU- TIVE LAW OR THE INSURANCE LAW SHALL BE BASED ON UNIVERSAL BILLING CODES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION AS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH CODING SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH ANY CODES DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR LONG TERM CARE ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09910-01-5
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2015-S4297A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§3614-d & 3614-e, Pub Health L
2015-S4297A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4297A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to universal standards for coding of payment of claims for long term care and electronic payment of claims PURPOSE: Requires contracts or agreements for the payment of long term care services to utilize universal standards of coding similar to other health care providers and the payment of such claims to be via electronic funds transfer. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill by adding a new section 3614-d of the public health law providing for contracts or agreements issued or entered into or between certified home health agencies, long term home health care programs, licensed home care services programs, fiscal intermediaries, insurers, managed long term care plans, managed care plans or organizations licensed or operated pursuant to the provisions of the public health, social services, or insurance law and for all bills for personal care, home health care services or other long term care services rendered by licensed home care services programs, certified home health agencies or long term home health care programs pursuant to such contracts or agreements, any certified home health care agency, long term home health care program, fiscal intermediary, insurer, managed long term care plans, managed care plan, or
2015-S4297A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4297--A Cal. No. 256 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to universal stand- ards for coding of payment of claims for long term care and electronic payment of claims THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding two new sections 3614-d and 3614-e to read as follows: S 3614-D. UNIVERSAL STANDARDS FOR CODING OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR LONG TERM CARE. STANDARDS FOR THE CODES OF CLAIMS OF PAYMENTS FOR PERSONAL CARE, HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR OTHER LONG TERM CARE SERVICES. IN THE PROCESSING OF CODES OF CLAIMS SUBMITTED UNDER CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS ISSUED OR ENTERED INTO OR BETWEEN CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES PROGRAMS, FISCAL INTERMEDIARIES OPERATING PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-F OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, INSURERS, MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS, MANAGED CARE PLANS OR ORGANIZATIONS LICENSED OR OPERATED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, OR THE INSURANCE LAW AND FOR ALL BILLS FOR PERSONAL CARE, HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR OTHER LONG TERM CARE SERVICES RENDERED BY LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES PROGRAMS, CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES OR LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS, ANY CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM, FISCAL INTERMEDIARY OPERATING PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-F OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, INSURER, MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS, MANAGED CARE PLAN, OR ORGANIZATIONS LICENSED OR OPERATED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, THE EXECU- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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