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History
- Print number 4490a
- Amend and recommit to insurance
- Referred to insurance
- Referred to insurance
Companion bill
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Provides for reimbursement for nurse practitioner services under certain policies of health insurance including individual and group accident/health
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4490A
Title of bill
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to reimbursement for nurse practitioners
Purpose
To provide to subscribers of health insurance policies the right to be reimbursed for services provided to them by certified nurse practition- ers working within their lawful scope of practice.
Summary of provisions
This legislation would ensure reimbursement for subscribers of health insurance policies on the occasions when subscribers receive service from a certified nurse practitioner working within their lawful scope of practice.
Justification
Nurse practitioners are authorized to diagnose, treat and refer patients in collaboration with a physician and in accordance with a practice agreement (Education Law Section 6902 (3) (a)). Further, nurse practi- tioners are authorized to write prescriptions for drugs, devices and immunizing agents (Education Law Section 6902(3) (b¤ and nurse practi- tioners are authorized to dispense drugs (Education Law Section 6807(1)(b).
The extraordinary capabilities of our State's nurse practitioners and their invaluable contributions to our State's health care delivery system are a matter of fact. Nurse practitioners are often the primary care providers of medical treatment in our State. Typically, the services of nurse practitioners are reimbursed by health insurers through billings generated by the employer of the nurse practitioner and therefore no additional costs will result by the adoption of this meas- ure. This bill merely ensures that reimbursement be made, on behalf of the subscriber, if billed directly by the certified nurse practitioner.
Legislative history
1994: A.8341 - Referred to Assembly Insurance Committee 1995-96: A.2909 - Referred to Assembly Insurance Committee; S.263 (Velella) - Referred to Insurance 1997-98: A.4184 - Referred to Assembly Insurance Committee 1999-00: A.6460 - Referred to Assembly Insurance Committee 2001-02: A.2582 - Referred to Assembly Insurance Committee; S.7079 (Volker) - Referred to Insurance 2003-04: A.2831 - Passed Assembly; S.1440-A (Volker) - Referred to Insurance 2005-06: A.3176 - Passed Assembly;
S.7733 (Volker) - Referred to Health 2007: A.5477 - Referred to Insurance Committee; S.3083 (Volker) - Referred to Health 2008: A.5477 - Passed Assembly; S.3093 (Volker) - Referred to Health
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
180 days after it becomes law.
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