Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 18, 2013 |
tabled vetoed memo.251 |
Dec 06, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1537 substituted for s5690 |
Jun 20, 2013 |
substituted by a403a ordered to third reading cal.1537 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jun 05, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5690
Vetoed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A403 - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5690 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to diagnosis-related groups and service intensity weights for total hip joint replacement and total knee joint replacement inpatient cases for a general hospital PURPOSE: To make financially viable an important Orthopedic/Sports Medicine program at a small rural hospital that treats mainly patients enrolled in commercial insurance plans, SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation would provide that for reimbursement rates during the period January first, two thousand ten through December thirty-first, two thousand thirteen, the commissioner of health may determine that the diagnosis-related groups and service intensity weights for total hip joint replacement and total knee joint replacement inpatient cases for a general hospital shall be the diagnosis-related groups and service intensity weights in effect on December thirty-first, two thousand seven pursuant to subdivision three of section 2807-c of the public health law. The commissioner of health may make such a determination if the majority of inpatient surgery cases for the general hospital are orthopedic cases, the general hospital has developed a center of excellence in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, and the general hospital incurred a significant reduction in non-governmental reimbursement for such cases beginning in two thousand eight as a
2013-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5690 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 5, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT in relation to diagnosis-related groups and service intensity weights for total hip joint replacement and total knee joint replace- ment inpatient cases for a general hospital THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law or regu- lation, for rate periods beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2013, the commissioner of health may determine that the diagnosis- related groups and service intensity weights for total hip joint replacement and total knee joint replacement inpatient cases for a general hospital shall be the diagnosis-related groups and service intensity weights in effect on December 31, 2007 pursuant to subdivision 3 of section 2807-c of the public health law. The commissioner of health may make such a determination if the majority of inpatient surgery cases for the general hospital are orthopedic cases, the general hospital has developed a center of excellence in orthopedic surgery and sports medi- cine, and the general hospital incurred a significant reduction in non- governmental reimbursement for such cases beginning in 2008 as a result of revisions to the service intensity weights for these cases. Such determination shall not affect the diagnosis-related groups or service intensity weights for any other cases or for any other general hospital. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and, with the exception of rates of payment made by state governmental agencies, shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2010. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11371-01-3
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