NY A04882 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires hospitals to inform emergency care patients whether the attending physician participates in the insured's insurance policy; requires insurance companies to cover the cost of out-of-network care for patients who are unconscious or otherwise unable to provide informed consent.

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Title

Requires hospitals to inform emergency care patients whether the attending physician participates in the insured's insurance policy; requires insurance companies to cover the cost of out-of-network care for patients who are unconscious or otherwise unable to provide informed consent.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-08Assemblyreferred to health
2019-02-05Assemblyreferred to health

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