Bill Text: NY S06810 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to managed care health savings accounts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-21 - SUBSTITUTED BY A9711B [S06810 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06810-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6810
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 23, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  a  health  savings
         account  pilot program and providing for the repeal of such provisions
         upon the expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 1124
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 1124. HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT PILOT PROJECT. (A) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE
    4  ORGANIZATION CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE  FORTY-FOUR  OF  THE  PUBLIC
    5  HEALTH  LAW MAY OFFER A GROUP HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN IN CONJUNCTION
    6  WITH A HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT OR A HEALTH SAVINGS  ACCOUNT  ESTAB-
    7  LISHED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL TAX LAW, WHEN:
    8    (1)  THE EMPLOYER GROUP PURCHASING THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN IS A MUNI-
    9  CIPALITY, AND
   10    (2) THE EMPLOYER IS OBLIGATED TO CONTRIBUTE, PURSUANT TO A  COLLECTIVE
   11  BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR OTHER BINDING ARRANGEMENT WITH ITS EMPLOYEES, AN
   12  AMOUNT  AT  LEAST  EQUAL  TO  THE  DEDUCTIBLE REQUIRED UNDER THE PLAN ON
   13  BEHALF OF EACH ENROLLED EMPLOYEE.
   14    (B) A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN OFFERED PURSUANT TO  SUBSECTION  (A)
   15  OF  THIS  SECTION,  WHICH  OTHERWISE  MEETS  THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE
   16  FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROVIDE  COMPRE-
   17  HENSIVE  HEALTH  SERVICES  AND  SHALL NOT BE DISAPPROVED DUE TO ITS COST
   18  SHARE ARRANGEMENT.
   19    (C) ANY ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL  FILE  A
   20  REPORT  WITH  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  DETAILING  THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM,
   21  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INFORMATION REGARDING CONSUMER SATISFACTION
   22  AND ACCESS TO CARE, NO LATER THAN APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  December
   24  31,  2015 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
   25  repealed.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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