Bill Text: NY S07880 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to covered lives assessments in the Rochester region.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-20 - referred to health [S07880 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07880-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7880
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 16, 2014
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       Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2014 amending the public health
         law relating to covered lives assessments in the Rochester region,  in
         relation to the effectiveness thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws  of  2014  amending  the
    2  public health law relating to covered lives assessments in the Rochester
    3  region, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.7800 and A.9421-A, is
    4  amended to read as follows:
    5    S  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect [January 1, 2015] JUNE 30, 2015,
    6  provided however, that the amendments made  to  section  2807-s  of  the
    7  public  health  law  made  by sections one and two of this act shall not
    8  affect the expiration of such section and  shall  be  deemed  to  expire
    9  therewith  AND  PROVIDED FURTHER THAT PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
   10  AS CONTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH BY NO LATER THAN
   11  MARCH 31, 2015 SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRES-
   12  IDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY THAT  EVALUATES  THE
   13  OVERALL  IMPACT  AND  EFFECT  OF  THE PROPOSED DISTRIBUTIONS METHODS AND
   14  CALCULATIONS AS PROPOSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF
   15  GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY  HEALTH.  SUCH
   16  REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO FINDINGS AS TO THE EFFECT
   17  THIS CHAPTER WILL HAVE ON THE NET FINANCIAL AND COMPETITIVE  IMPACTS  OF
   18  PARTICIPATING  PROVIDERS AND THIRD PARTY PAYORS, AND ANY OTHER FINANCIAL
   19  OR NON-FINANCIAL ISSUES AS THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH DEEMS  APPROPRIATE
   20  TO  ENSURE  AN  ACCURATE  REPORT OF THE OVERALL IMPACT THIS CHAPTER WILL
   21  HAVE ON THE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN  THE  ROCHESTER  REGION.  SUCH
   22  REPORT  SHALL  ALSO  MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS AS TO WHETHER THE
   23  PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE AMENDED PURSUANT TO THE FINDINGS  OF
   24  SUCH REPORT.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15630-01-4