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NY A08885
Bill
Status
1/19/2022
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Amends Insurance Law Section 3224-b to prohibit health plans from contacting patients to seek reimbursement for overpaid insurance claims.
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Requires health plans to provide 30 days written notice to healthcare providers before pursuing overpayment recovery (except for duplicate payments), including patient name, service date, payment amount, proposed adjustment, and explanation.
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Allows health plans to continue recovery efforts directed at healthcare providers, but eliminates recovery efforts that involve direct patient contact.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment and applies to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or after the effective date.
Legislative Description
Prevents health plans from engaging in overpayment recovery efforts that include contacting the patient to seek reimbursement for such overpayment of claims.
Last Action
referred to insurance
1/19/2022