A07846 Summary:
BILL NO | A07846A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S05486-A |
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SPONSOR | Cahill |
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COSPNSR | Gunther |
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MLTSPNSR | Lifton |
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Amd S365-m, Soc Serv L; amd SS2511 & 4406-c, Pub Health L; amd SS3217-b & 4325, Ins L | |
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Prohibits providers of health care coverage from requiring behavioral health providers to provide all products offered by the health care plan. |
A07846 Actions:
BILL NO | A07846A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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05/28/2015 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/05/2015 | amend and recommit to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/05/2015 | print number 7846a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/18/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2015 | rules report cal.720 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.720 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/29/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/29/2016 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/29/2016 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
A07846 Committee Votes:
Go to topA07846 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
No
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
ER
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
ER
Hevesi
ER
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
ER
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
ER
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
ER
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
ER
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
ER
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
ER
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tedisco
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tenney
Yes
Blake
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
ER
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Finch
ER
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brennan
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brindisi
No
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buchwald
ER
Gantt
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Butler
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Giglio
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
ER
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A07846 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7846--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 28, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting a provider of health care coverage from requiring providers of behavioral health services to offer all products offered by the provider of health care coverage The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 365-m of the social services law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. (a) No managed care provider under section three hundred sixty- 4 four-j of this title shall by contract or written policy or procedure, 5 require a behavioral health services provider to participate in the 6 in-network portion of any product offered by such managed care provider, 7 other than products under such section. Behavioral health services 8 providers shall have the right to select by execution of a separate 9 agreement the products of such managed care provider in which the 10 provider agrees to participate in the in-network portion. 11 (b) As used in this subdivision, "behavioral health services" means 12 inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services provided by those 13 licensed or certified pursuant to article thirty-one or thirty-two of 14 the mental hygiene law, or programs that are licensed pursuant to both 15 article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of 16 the public health law, or certified under both article thirty-two of the 17 mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of the public health law. 18 § 2. Section 2511 of the public health law is amended by adding a new 19 subdivision 22 to read as follows: 20 22. (a) No approved organization shall by contract or written policy 21 or procedure, require a behavioral health services provider to partic- 22 ipate in the in-network portion of any product offered by such organiza- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10990-02-5A. 7846--A 2 1 tion, other than products under this title. Behavioral health services 2 providers shall have the right to select by execution of a separate 3 agreement the products of such approved organization in which the 4 provider agrees to participate in the in-network portion. 5 (b) As used in this subdivision, "behavioral health services" means 6 inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services provided by those 7 licensed or certified pursuant to article thirty-one or thirty-two of 8 the mental hygiene law, or programs that are licensed pursuant to both 9 article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of 10 this chapter, or certified under both article thirty-two of the mental 11 hygiene law and article twenty-eight of this chapter. 12 § 3. Section 4406-c of the public health law is amended by adding a 13 new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 14 9. (a) No health care plan licensed pursuant to this article shall by 15 contract or written policy or procedure, require a behavioral health 16 services provider to participate in the in-network portion of any prod- 17 uct offered by such plan. Behavioral health services providers shall 18 have the right to select by execution of a separate agreement the 19 products of such plan in which the provider agrees to participate in the 20 in-network portion. 21 (b) As used in this subdivision, "behavioral health services" means 22 inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services provided by those 23 licensed or certified pursuant to article thirty-one or thirty-two of 24 the mental hygiene law, or programs that are licensed pursuant to both 25 article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of 26 this chapter, or certified under both article thirty-two of the mental 27 hygiene law and article twenty-eight of this chapter. 28 § 4. Section 3217-b of the insurance law is amended by adding a new 29 subsection (k) to read as follows: 30 (k) (1) No insurer subject to the provisions of this article shall by 31 contract, written policy or procedure, require a behavioral health 32 services provider to participate in the in-network portion of any prod- 33 uct offered by such insurer. Behavioral health services providers shall 34 have the right to select by execution of a separate agreement the 35 products of such insurers in which the provider agrees to participate in 36 the in-network portion. 37 (2) As used in this subsection, "behavioral health services" means 38 inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services provided by those 39 licensed or certified pursuant to article thirty-one or thirty-two of 40 the mental hygiene law, or programs that are licensed pursuant to both 41 article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of 42 the public health law, or certified under both article thirty-two of the 43 mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of the public health law. 44 § 5. Section 4325 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new 45 subsection (l) to read as follows: 46 (l) (1) No corporation organized pursuant to this article shall by 47 contract, written policy or procedure, require a behavioral health 48 services provider to participate in the in-network portion of any prod- 49 uct offered by such corporation. Behavioral health services providers 50 shall have the right to select by execution of a separate agreement the 51 products of such corporation in which the provider agrees to participate 52 in the in-network portion. 53 (2) As used in this subsection, "behavioral health services" means 54 inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services provided by those 55 licensed or certified pursuant to article thirty-one or thirty-two of 56 the mental hygiene law, or programs that are licensed pursuant to bothA. 7846--A 3 1 article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of 2 the public health law, or certified under both article thirty-two of the 3 mental hygiene law and article twenty-eight of the public health law. 4 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.