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- Referred to insurance
- Referred to insurance
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Provides for increased podiatry care and benefits under accident and health insurance policies
In Assembly Committee · Insurance · Sponsor David Weprin
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BILL NUMBER:S4700
Title of bill
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage and benefits of accident and health insurance policies for podiatric care
Purpose
To provide parity in reimbursement for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine.
Summary
Amends §§3216, 3221 and 4303 of the Insurance Law to provide equal reimbursement for podiatric procedures regardless of the provider.
Justification
Podiatrists are among the only three professions licensed to perform surgery in New York State, the others being physicians and dentists. When surgery or any other podiatric procedure is performed, the reimbursement should be identical whether it is performed by a podiatrist or a physician. Simple rules of fairness dictate reimbursement parity for work performed. This legislation would prohibit the discrimination which podiatrists now experience.
Fiscal impact
None.
Legislative history
2009-10: S.2609/A.8820 Senate & Assembly Insurance Cmte. 2007-08: Referred to Assembly & Senate Insurance Cmte. A.6980/S.5587 2005-06: Referred to Assembly & Senate Insurance Cmte. A.5340/S.5315 2004-05: Referred to Assembly Insurance Cmte. A.4715/S.1230 2001-02: Referred to Assembly & Senate Insurance Cmte. A.5618A/S.3628
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such date.
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