Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 13, 2015 |
signed chap.6 |
Mar 06, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 25, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s2405 |
Feb 25, 2015 |
substituted by a2552a |
Jan 26, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.46 |
Jan 23, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S2405
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2552 - Signed 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S2405 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2552
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §2 sub 1 ¶¶ (o) - (s), add Art 29-G §§2999-cc & 2999-dd, §4406-g, Pub Health L; rpld §3216 sub§ (i) ¶30, §3221 sub§ (k) ¶19, §4303 sub§ (oo), add §§3217-h & 4306-g, amd §3229, Ins L; amd §367-u, Soc Serv L; amd §7, Chap 550 of 2014
2015-S2405 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2405 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the telehealth delivery of services; to amend chapter 550 of the laws of 2014, amending the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, relating to the telehealth delivery of services, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health law and the insurance law relating thereto PURPOSE: Requires insurers and medical assistance for needy persons to provide coverage for the provision of telehealth and telemedicine services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one would repeal superseded paragraphs of subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law. Section two would add a new article 29-G to the public health law to provide definitions for "distant site," "telehealth provider," "originating site," "telehealth," "telemedicine," "store and forward technology," and "remote patient monitoring." Section three would repeal superseded paragraph 30 of subsection (1)
2015-S2405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2405 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to the telehealth delivery of services; to amend chapter 550 of the laws of 2014, amending the public health law, the insurance law and the social services law, relating to the tele- health delivery of services, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health law and the insurance law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) of subdivision 1 of section 2 of the public health law are REPEALED. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 29-G to read as follows: ARTICLE 29-G TELEHEALTH DELIVERY OF SERVICES SECTION 2999-CC. DEFINITIONS. 2999-DD. TELEHEALTH DELIVERY OF SERVICES. S 2999-CC. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "DISTANT SITE" MEANS A SITE AT WHICH A TELEHEALTH PROVIDER IS LOCATED WHILE DELIVERING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF TELEHEALTH. 2. "TELEHEALTH PROVIDER" MEANS: (A) A PHYSICIAN LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; (B) A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B OF THE EDUCATION LAW; (C) A DENTIST LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08463-01-5
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