Assembly Bill A5555

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes primary care physicians to establish, offer and operate health care retainer programs which provide primary health care services for a flat fee

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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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2015-A5555 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1108, add Art 57 §§5701 & 5702, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7484
2011-2012: A8010
2013-2014: A6395
2017-2018: A3966

2015-A5555 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes primary care physicians to establish, offer and operate health care retainer programs which provide primary health care services for a flat fee for a specified period of time.

2015-A5555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5555

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY, WALTER, FINCH -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to health  care  retainer
  programs

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

  Section 1. Section 1108 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
new subsection (l) to read as follows:
  (L)  EVERY  HEALTH  CARE RETAINER PROGRAM OPERATED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. The insurance law is amended by adding a new article 57  to  read
as follows:
                                ARTICLE 57
                      HEALTH CARE RETAINER PROGRAMS
SECTION 5701. DEFINITIONS.
        5702. HEALTH CARE RETAINER PROGRAMS.
  S 5701. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  (A)  "AGREEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN A HEALTH CARE RETAINER AGREEMENT ENTERED
INTO PURSUANT TO A PROGRAM OPERATED  BY  A  PRIMARY  CARE  PHYSICIAN  OR
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS.
  (B) "PRIMARY CARE" SHALL MEAN PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE OFFERED IN THE
FIELDS  OF  FAMILY  PRACTICE,  GENERAL PEDIATRICS, PRIMARY CARE INTERNAL
MEDICINE, AND PRIMARY CARE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, AND AS DEFINED  IN
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
  (C)  "PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON LICENSED TO PRACTICE
MEDICINE IN THIS STATE WHOSE PRIMARY FIELD OF PRACTICE IS PRIMARY CARE.
  (D) "PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONER" SHALL MEAN A  MIDWIFE,  NURSE  PRACTI-
TIONER  OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE, WHO
PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, AND WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE SUPERVISION AND  DIREC-
TION OF A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07907-01-5

              

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