Bill Text: NY A00481 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to transparency in health insurance claims data for public employers participating in the New York state health insurance program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-12-19 - approval memo.10 [A00481 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00481-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          481
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Governmental Employees
       AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation  to  transparency  in
         health insurance claims data for public employers participating in the
         New York state health insurance program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 162 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
    3    9. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE  REQUIRED  TO  DISCLOSE  TO  ALL  EMPLOYERS
    4  PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, ON A QUAR-
    5  TERLY  BASIS  AND  IN  A  MANNER TO BE DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
    6  FINANCIAL SERVICES, ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO THAT EMPLOYER'S UTILIZA-
    7  TION OF PROVIDED  BENEFITS,  CLAIMS  AND  PREMIUM  PAYMENTS,  AND  SHALL
    8  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO, CLAIMS PAID BY MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY
    9  MEDICAL AND PHARMACY, AND A SEPARATE LISTING OF CLAIMS OVER FIFTY  THOU-
   10  SAND  DOLLARS  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND
   11  ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01514-01-3
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