Assembly Bill A7346

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A7346 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S926
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §213, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3042
2015-2016: S139
2017-2018: S1668
2019-2020: S537
2021-2022: S1720

2023-A7346 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission shall: evaluate each mandated benefit; investigate current practices of health plans with regard to the mandated benefit; investigate the potential premium impact of repealing and/or modifying the mandated benefits on all segments of the insurance market; hold at least two public hearings

2023-A7346 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7346
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the insurance law, in relation to the New York state
   health care quality and cost containment commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 213 of the insurance law, as added by section 1 of
 part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   § 213. New York state health care quality and cost containment commis-
 sion. (a) There is hereby established within the  department  a  commis-
 sion,  to  be  known as the "New York state health care quality and cost
 containment  commission".  The  commission  shall  consist  of  thirteen
 members  appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the superinten-
 dent, one of whom shall be the commissioner of health, and six  of  whom
 shall be appointed on the recommendation of the legislative leaders, two
 on  the  recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, two on
 the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on the  recommen-
 dation  of the minority leader of the senate, and one on the recommenda-
 tion of the minority leader of the assembly. All members shall serve  at
 the  pleasure  of  the governor, and vacancies shall be appointed in the
 same manner as original appointments. Members of  the  commission  shall
 serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable trav-
 el  expenses.  In  making  appointments  to the commission, the governor
 shall ensure that the interests of health care  consumers,  small  busi-
 nesses,  the  medical  community and health plans are represented on the
 commission, AND THAT THE COMMISSION INCLUDE AT LEAST  ONE  ACTUARY,  ONE
 EXPERT  ON  HEALTH BENEFITS, HAVING NO LESS THAN FIFTEEN YEARS OF DIRECT
 EXPERIENCE WITH HEALTH BENEFITS, AND ONE PHYSICIAN. ALL MEMBERS  OF  THE
 COMMISSION SHALL BE SEATED NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THE  CHAPTER  OF  THE  LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE WHICH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00189-01-3
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