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NY A02922

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2015

Primary Sponsor

Crystal Peoples-Stokes

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Origin

Assembly

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a statewide health care disparities data collection system requiring health insurers and Article 28 facilities to submit data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, disability status, and sexual orientation.

  • Requires collection of data on subscriber numbers, patient counts, health care quality metrics, outcomes, take-up rates, and retention rates, with annual updates at minimum.

  • Mandates the Department of Health post all collected data on a publicly accessible website within 90 days of receipt, disaggregated by county, industry type, and for cities with populations over one million, by city.

  • Directs the Superintendent of Insurance to include selected disparities data in consumer shopping guides for health plans, with format and data selection determined by the Superintendent in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and stakeholder input.

  • Protects individual consumer privacy by prohibiting dissemination of data that would reveal information about any individual consumer's race, ethnicity, language, disability status, or sexual orientation.

Legislative Description

Establishes a health care disparities data collection system.

Last Action

referred to mental health

1/6/2016

Committee Referrals

Mental Health1/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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