NY S01197 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires hospitals to inform emergency care patients whether the attending physician participates in the insured's insurance policy; requires insurance companies to cover the cost of out-of-network care for patients who are unconscious or otherwise unable to provide informed consent.

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Title

Requires hospitals to inform emergency care patients whether the attending physician participates in the insured's insurance policy; requires insurance companies to cover the cost of out-of-network care for patients who are unconscious or otherwise unable to provide informed consent.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-08SenateREFERRED TO HEALTH
2013-01-09SenateREFERRED TO HEALTH

Same As/Similar To

A07668 (Same As) 2014-01-08 - referred to health

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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