STATE OF NEW YORK
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to notification by hospi-
tals
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a
2 new subsection (i) to read as follows:
3 (i) An insurer or organization or corporation licensed or certified
4 pursuant to article forty-three or article forty-seven of this chapter
5 or article forty-four of the public health law may, pursuant to a
6 contract with a hospital, require notification by the hospital of its
7 insured's admission to the hospital; provided, however, that the insurer
8 or organization or corporation shall not deny or reduce payment other-
9 wise due to the hospital for any services determined by the insurer,
10 organization or corporation to be medically necessary solely due to the
11 failure of the hospital to timely notify.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05242-01-1
