Bill Text: NY A01167 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that demonstration rates of payment for telehealth services by home health agencies, long term home health care and AIDS home care shall be paid to providers in an equitable and direct manner.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to health [A01167 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01167-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1167
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  rates  for  tele-
         health  services provided by certified home health agencies, long term
         home health care programs and AIDS home care services
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 3-c of section 3614 of the
    2  public health law, as added by section 63-b of part C of chapter  58  of
    3  the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (a)  Demonstration  rates  of payment or fees shall be established for
    5  telehealth services provided by a certified home health agency,  a  long
    6  term  home  health  care program or AIDS home care program, or for tele-
    7  health services by a licensed home care services agency  under  contract
    8  with such an agency or program OR WITH A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT,
    9  in order to ensure the availability of technology-based patient monitor-
   10  ing,  communication  and health management. Reimbursement for telehealth
   11  services provided pursuant to this section shall  be  provided  only  in
   12  connection with Federal Food and Drug Administration-approved and inter-
   13  operable  devices,  and  incorporated  as  part of the patient's plan of
   14  care.  SUCH DEMONSTRATION RATES OF PAYMENT OR FEES SHALL BE MADE  AVAIL-
   15  ABLE  IN  AN  EQUITABLE  AND  DIRECT  MANNER  TO PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS
   16  LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
   17  ARTICLE  AND ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT FROM STATE AND/OR
   18  FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. The commissioner shall seek  federal  financial
   19  participation with regard to this demonstration initiative.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02377-01-3