Senate Bill S4493A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "health care delivery models study act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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co-Sponsors

2013-S4493 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6838
Law Section:
Public Health

2013-S4493 - Summary

Enacts the "health care delivery models study act"; directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study of the current effectiveness in the delivery of health care services not presently required to undergo state certificate of need processes nor required to obtain authorization to conduct office based surgery.

2013-S4493 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4493 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4493

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 3, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of health to conduct  a
  study  of  the  effectiveness and safety of urgent care centers and to
  deliver a report of the study's results to the governor,  the  speaker
  of  the  assembly,  the minority leader of the assembly, the temporary
  president of the senate and the minority leader of the senate

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "urgent
care center study act".
  S 2. The commissioner of health is directed to conduct a study and  do
research as to the effectiveness and safety of urgent care centers.
  The study shall be conducted in accordance with rules, regulations and
standards  determined by the commissioner of health, and the study shall
concentrate on the scope, effectiveness, safety and quality of  care  of
urgent care centers along with demographic disparities in the quality of
care in urgent care centers across the state.
  The  commissioner  of  health  shall report his or her findings to the
governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assem-
bly, the temporary president of the senate and the  minority  leader  of
the  senate  on  or  before  one  year from the date this act shall take
effect.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09195-03-3


              

co-Sponsors

2013-S4493A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6838
Law Section:
Public Health

2013-S4493A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "health care delivery models study act"; directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study of the current effectiveness in the delivery of health care services not presently required to undergo state certificate of need processes nor required to obtain authorization to conduct office based surgery.

2013-S4493A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4493A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4493--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 3, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- commit-
  tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN  ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of health to conduct a
  study of certain health care delivery models and to deliver  a  report
  of  the  study's results to the governor, the speaker of the assembly,
  the minority leader of the assembly, the temporary  president  of  the
  senate and the minority leader of the senate

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "health
care delivery models study act".
  S  2.  The  commissioner  of  health is directed to conduct a study of
current innovations in the delivery of health care services not present-
ly required to undergo state certificate of need processes nor  required
to obtain authorization to conduct office based surgery.  Entities to be
studied  shall  include, but not be limited to, clinics operating within
pharmacies (mini-clinics), medical offices open for extended hours with-
out an appointment (urgent care centers), and major physician  practices
(whether  in  one  location  or multiple locations) whose physicians are
linked directly or indirectly in an economic relationship.
  The study shall examine the impact or impacts of the respective  enti-
ties  on the delivery, quality and cost of health care in the respective
communities and regions in which they are found.
  The commissioner of health shall report, publish and transmit  his  or
her  findings to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority
leader of the assembly, the temporary president of the  senate  and  the
minority  leader  of the senate on or before one year from the date this
act shall take effect.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09195-04-3
              

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