Bill Text: NY A01167 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to payment for services performed in an office-based surgical facility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to insurance [A01167 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A01167-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1167 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payment for services performed in an office-based surgical facility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 230-d of the public health law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. ANY LICENSEE WHO OBTAINS ACCREDITED STATUS AS SET FORTH PURSUANT TO 4 THIS SECTION SHALL RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM A HEALTH PLAN FOR THE USE OF THE 5 OFFICE-BASED SURGICAL FACILITY IN ADDITION TO THE FEE CHARGED FOR THE 6 PERFORMANCE OF THE MEDICALLY NECESSARY PROCEDURE INVOLVING A HEALTH PLAN 7 ENROLLEE OR INSURED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HEALTH PLAN" 8 SHALL BE DEFINED AS AN INSURER THAT IS LICENSED UNDER THE INSURANCE LAW 9 TO WRITE ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE, OR THAT IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO 10 ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THE INSURANCE LAW, OR IS CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO 11 ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02866-01-5