Bill Text: NY A08316 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides for the payment by the state of the costs of an evaluation and early intervention services to eligible children.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-9)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-19 - REFERRED TO RULES [A08316 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A08316-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8316--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, HEVESI, ABINANTI, BRAUNSTEIN, BRONSON, BUCHWALD, FAHY, JACOBS, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, MARKEY, MILLER, MILLMAN, O'DONNELL, OTIS, PAULIN, RAIA, ROBERTS, ROSA, SCHIMEL, SEPULVEDA, SKARTADOS, SKOUFIS, STECK, STIRPE, SWEENEY, THIELE, WEISEN- BERG, ZEBROWSKI, SCARBOROUGH, ROSENTHAL, COOK, GUNTHER, LIFTON, BENE- DETTO, WEPRIN, ROZIC, GALEF, CLARK, TITONE, ROBINSON, RUSSELL, CUSICK, SALADINO, LAVINE, COLTON, BARRETT, BROOK-KRASNY, McDONALD, BRINDISI, GOODELL, MAGNARELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BRENNAN, CROUCH, DUPREY, HEASTIE, KEARNS, LUPINACCI, MAYER, McDONOUGH, RA, RODRIGUEZ, SIMANOWITZ, WALTER, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, the insurance law and chapter 60 of the laws of 2014 amending the public health law relating to payments submitted by early intervention providers to certain third party payors, in relation to the financial responsibility for and reimbursement of payment for early intervention services by the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2557 of the public health law, as 2 amended by section 4 of part C of chapter 1 of the laws of 2002, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The approved costs for an eligible child who receives an evaluation 5 and early intervention services pursuant to this title shall be a charge 6 upon the municipality wherein the eligible child resides or, where the 7 services are covered by the medical assistance program, upon the social 8 services district of fiscal responsibility with respect to those eligi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13146-11-4 A. 8316--B 2 1 ble children who are also eligible for medical assistance. All approved 2 costs shall be paid IN FULL AT THE STATE APPROVED EARLY INTERVENTION 3 RATE in the first instance and at least quarterly [by the appropriate 4 governing body or officer of the municipality upon vouchers presented 5 and audited in the same manner as the case of other claims against the 6 municipality] BY THE STATE OR ITS DESIGNATED FISCAL AGENT ON BEHALF OF 7 THE MUNICIPALITY FOR CLAIMS OTHER THAN CLAIMS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. 8 Notwithstanding the insurance law or regulations thereunder relating to 9 the permissible exclusion of payments for services under governmental 10 programs, no such exclusion shall apply with respect to payments made 11 pursuant to this title. Notwithstanding the insurance law or any other 12 law or agreement to the contrary, benefits under this title shall be 13 considered secondary to any plan of insurance or state government bene- 14 fit program under which an eligible child may have coverage. Nothing in 15 this section shall increase or enhance coverages provided for within an 16 insurance contract subject to the provisions of this title. 17 S 2. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of 18 section 2557 of the public health law is designated subparagraph (i) and 19 a new subparagraph (ii) is added to read as follows: 20 (II) THE FISCAL AGENT'S DUTIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, 21 THE FOLLOWING: 22 (1) COLLABORATING WITH PROVIDERS TO PROCESS PAYABLE CLAIMS WITH ALL 23 THIRD PARTY PAYORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OVERSEEING AND FACILI- 24 TATING THE RESUBMISSION OF CLAIMS WHEN FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN 25 REQUESTED BY SUCH THIRD PARTY PAYOR; 26 (2) FACILITATING THE SUBMISSION OF SUBROGATION NOTICES BY THE PROVIDER 27 TO THIRD PARTY PAYORS; 28 (3) PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING CLAIMS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S DATA 29 SYSTEM FOR SERVICES THAT MAY BE COVERED BY A THIRD PARTY PAYOR; AND 30 (4) ISSUING PAYMENT TO PROVIDERS FOR SERVICES NOT COVERED BY A THIRD 31 PARTY PAYOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS TITLE. 32 S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 2559 of the public 33 health law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as 34 follows: 35 (IV) THE FISCAL AGENT SHALL, AT LEAST QUARTERLY, CONDUCT A RECONCIL- 36 IATION OF THIRD PARTY REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND 37 PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT AT LEVELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS TITLE TO THE 38 STATE AND MUNICIPALITIES. 39 S 4. Section 2559 of the public health law is amended by adding a new 40 subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 41 3-A. COMMENCING ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, 42 ONLY FOR THOSE THIRD PARTY PAYORS WHO ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS 43 OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-A OF THE INSURANCE 44 LAW, IF A PARENT PROVIDES CONSENT TO ACCESS COVERAGE AVAILABLE UNDER 45 SUCH THIRD PARTY PAYOR AND THE THIRD PARTY PAYOR HAS NOT, WITHIN NINETY 46 DAYS OF THE INITIAL SUBMISSION OF SAID CLAIM, MADE PAYMENT OF THE CLAIM 47 IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR RENDERED A DETERMINATION THAT IT IS NOT OBLIGATED 48 TO PAY THE CLAIM, THE PROVIDER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO SEEK PAYMENT OF 49 SUCH CLAIM FROM THE MUNICIPALITY, THROUGH THE FISCAL AGENT UNDER 50 CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT. IF SUCH THIRD PARTY PAYOR MAKES PAYMENT OF 51 THE CLAIM AFTER THE PROVIDER HAS RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM THE MUNICIPALITY 52 THROUGH THE FISCAL AGENT, THE THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SHALL BE RECONCILED 53 AGAINST FUTURE PAYMENTS DUE TO THE PROVIDER FROM THE MUNICIPALITY. 54 S 5. Subsection (c) of section 3235-a of the insurance law, as 55 amended by section 17 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is 56 amended to read as follows: A. 8316--B 3 1 (c) Any right of subrogation to benefits which a municipality or 2 provider is entitled in accordance with paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 three of section twenty-five hundred fifty-nine of the public health law 4 shall be valid and enforceable to the extent benefits are available 5 under any accident and health insurance policy. The right of subrogation 6 does not attach to insurance benefits paid or provided under any acci- 7 dent and health insurance policy prior to receipt by the insurer of 8 written notice from the municipality or provider, as applicable. IF AN 9 INSURER MAKES PAYMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A CLAIM OR BILL FOR 10 SERVICES RENDERED UNDER THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 11 TITLE TWO-A OF ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, SUCH 12 PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE TO THE PROVIDER WHO SUBMITTED THE CLAIM AND NOT TO 13 THE COVERED PERSON REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH PROVIDER IS IN THE INSUR- 14 ER'S NETWORK, AND A REMITTANCE ADVICE SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE 15 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S DESIGNATED FISCAL AGENT. The insurer shall 16 provide the municipality and service coordinator with information on the 17 extent of benefits available to the covered person under such policy 18 within fifteen days of the insurer's receipt of written request and 19 notice authorizing such release. The service coordinator shall provide 20 such information to the rendering provider assigned to provide services 21 to the child. 22 S 6. Paragraph 2 of subsection (d) of section 3224-a of the insurance 23 law, as amended by section 57-b of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 24 2013, is amended to read as follows: 25 (2) "health care provider" shall mean an entity licensed or certified 26 pursuant to article twenty-eight, thirty-six or forty of the public 27 health law, a facility licensed pursuant to article nineteen or thirty- 28 one of the mental hygiene law, a fiscal intermediary operating under 29 section three hundred [sixty five-f] SIXTY-FIVE-F of the social services 30 law, AN INDIVIDUAL OR AGENCY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURSU- 31 ANT TO TITLE TWO-A OF ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, a 32 health care professional licensed, registered or certified pursuant to 33 title eight of the education law, a dispenser or provider of pharmaceu- 34 tical products, services or durable medical equipment, or a represen- 35 tative designated by such entity or person. 36 S 7. Section 19 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014 amending 37 the public health law relating to payments submitted by early inter- 38 vention providers to certain third party payors is amended to read as 39 follows: 40 S 19. For claims for payment submitted by early intervention providers 41 to third party payors between the period April 1, 2013 until June 30, 42 2013 in accordance with title 2-A of article 25 of the public health 43 law, for which the third party payor has not, on the effective date of 44 this section, made payment of the claim in whole or in part or rendered 45 a determination that it is not obligated to pay the claim, the provider 46 shall be authorized to seek payment of such claim from the municipality, 47 through the fiscal agent under contract with the department of health; 48 provided, however, that the provider shall continue to render any 49 assistance needed, and provide any information and documentation 50 requested by the third party payor to facilitate payment of the claim 51 even if the provider has already received payment from the municipality. 52 If such third party payor makes payment of the claim after the provider 53 has received payment from the municipality, the third party payment 54 shall be reconciled against future payments due the provider from the 55 municipality. This section shall only apply to claims submitted by 56 approved early intervention providers to third party payors during the A. 8316--B 4 1 period April 1, 2013 until June 30, 2013 for which no payment or deter- 2 mination has been made, as specified in this section, on April 1, 2014. 3 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THAT FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE 4 OF THIS SECTION EXCEED THE AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO PAY STATE REIMBURSEMENT 5 TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR SUCH CLAIMS, THE PERIOD SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE 6 EXPANDED, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SUBJECT TO THE 7 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CLAIMS SUBMITTED ON OR 8 AFTER APRIL 1, 2013 BY EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS TO THIRD PARTY 9 PAYORS FOR WHICH THE THIRD PARTY PAYOR HAS NOT, ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF 10 THIS SECTION, MADE PAYMENT OF THE CLAIM IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR RENDERED 11 A DETERMINATION THAT IT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY SUCH CLAIM; PROVIDED, 12 FURTHER THAT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO SUCH 13 CLAIMS TO BE PAID BY A MUNICIPALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 14 Payment shall be made on the forty-fifth day after this act shall take 15 effect. The provisions in subdivision 2 of section 2557 of the public 16 health law that prohibit state reimbursement from being paid prior to 17 April first of the year in which the approved costs are paid by the 18 municipality shall not apply to the municipal payments made under this 19 section. 20 S 8. This act shall take effect immediately; except that sections one 21 through six of this act shall take effect January 1, 2015, and shall 22 apply to all claims for payment, other than claims for medical assist- 23 ance, submitted by an early intervention provider to third party payors 24 after June 30, 2013; provided, however, that the commissioner of health 25 is authorized and directed to promulgate regulations and take all 26 actions necessary and appropriate to implement the provisions of this 27 act on its effective date.