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NY A06651
Bill
Status
6/22/2010
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Seminerio
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AI Summary
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Requires health insurance policies covering physician office services or comprehensive major medical coverage to provide the same reimbursement for services performed by certified nurse practitioners as for physicians, within the lawful scope of the nurse practitioner's practice and consistent with applicable written practice agreements
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Applies to individual accident and health insurance policies, group accident and health insurance policies, and contracts issued by health service corporations and medical expense indemnity corporations
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Permits policies to subject nurse practitioner services to the same annual deductibles and coinsurance as other covered benefits
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Applies to all policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or after the one hundred eightieth day following the bill's enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that subscribers of certain policies of health insurance (i.e., individual accident and health insurance policies, group accident and health insurance policies, etc.) shall be entitled to reimbursement for any service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a certified nurse practitioner when said service is performed by a certified nurse practitioner.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
6/22/2010