Bill Text: NY A00827 | 2017-2018 | 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 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to health [A00827 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A00827-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           827
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     January 9, 2017
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        Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, RIVERA, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A.  CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee 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    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02592-01-7