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NY A02922
Bill
Status
1/20/2015
Primary Sponsor
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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