New York Senate Bill 4476 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-04-15 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that no insurer or health care plan shall by contract, written policy or written procedure require the maintenance of hospital privileges by any non-hospital employee health care provider as a condition of entering into or maintaining a contract, agreement of membership or acceptance into a health care plan or health maintenance organization's provider network; provides that no insurer or health care plan can prohibit or restrict any health care provider from referring an insured to another physician based solely upon the referred physician's lack of affiliation and/or lack of hospital privileges.

Provides that no insurer or health care plan shall by contract, written policy or written procedure require the maintenance of hospital privileges by any non-hospital employee health care provider as a condition of entering into or maintaining a contract, agreement of membership or acceptance into a health care plan or health maintenance organization's provider network; provides that no insurer or health care plan can prohibit or restrict any health care provider from referring an insured to another physician based solely upon the referred physician's lack of affiliation and/or lack of hospital privileges.

Sen. James Seward [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-15	Senate	RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
2013-04-03	Senate	REFERRED TO INSURANCE

A00067 (Same As) 2013-04-09 - enacting clause stricken

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S04476&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S04476&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S04476