S01695 Summary:
BILL NO | S01695 |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | SAMPSON |
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Add S5110, Ins L | |
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Relates to reimbursement of non-emergency ambulette transportation services. |
S01695 Actions:
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01/11/2011 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE |
S01695 Floor Votes:
There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
Go to topS01695 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1695 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 non-emergency ambu- lette transportation services provided to covered persons 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 5110 2 to read as follows: 3 § 5110. Ambulette transportation services. (a) Every owner's policy of 4 liability insurance issued on a motor vehicle in satisfaction of the 5 requirements of article six or eight of the vehicle and traffic law 6 shall include reimbursement of non-emergency ambulette transportation 7 services that are Medicaid-certified for the transport of covered 8 persons to and from appointments with health care providers that are 9 directly related to treatment of an injury or injuries sustained as a 10 result of a motor vehicle accident. 11 (b) Payment by an insurer pursuant to this section shall be payment in 12 full for the services provided. An ambulette service reimbursed pursuant 13 to this section shall not charge or seek any reimbursement from, or have 14 any recourse against a covered person for the services provided pursuant 15 to this section. 16 (c) Ambulette companies shall be authorized to accept letters of reas- 17 signment of benefits from covered persons. 18 (d) An insurer shall provide reimbursement for those services 19 prescribed by this section at rates negotiated between the insurer and 20 the provider of such services. In the absence of agreed upon rates, an 21 insurer shall pay for such services at the usual and customary charge, 22 which shall not be excessive or unreasonable. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05913-01-1