Directs the commissioner of health to make recommendations to the governor and legislature on increasing ambulatory patient group rates, in the 2016-2017 state fiscal year, for services provided by rural critical access hospitals.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1288
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on
Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the
commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing
certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 2807 of the public health law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
3 (j) The commissioner shall, in conjunction with hospital industry
4 representatives, provide written recommendations to the governor and the
5 legislature on or before October first, two thousand fifteen, on
6 increasing ambulatory patient groups reimbursement rates established
7 pursuant to this subdivision for general hospital outpatient services,
8 general hospital emergency services, diagnostic and treatment center
9 services and ambulatory surgical services, provided by rural hospitals
10 designated as critical access hospitals in accordance with title XVIII
11 of the federal social security act. Such recommendations shall take into
12 consideration the increased costs of providing such services in rural
13 areas as well as the need to maintain access to such services in rural
14 areas. In addition, the recommendations shall contain proposed legis-
15 lation, for incorporation into the state budget for the two thousand
16 sixteen--two thousand seventeen fiscal year, to effectuate rate
17 increases effective April first, two thousand sixteen.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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