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NY A02348
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
John McDonald
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AI Summary
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Requires all general hospitals in New York to timely share electronic medical records with utilization review agents for insurance coverage determinations
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Restricts use of disclosed records exclusively to individual claim/care review and adjudication, prohibiting use for auditing or detecting historical billing patterns
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Mandates that shared records include the entire medical record with full admission, discharge, and treatment information, and prohibits health plans from requesting additional information already available in electronic records
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Requires health plans to prioritize safeguarding protected health information and personally identifiable information, and encourages HITRUST certification for data security and privacy compliance
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Amends both the Public Health Law and Insurance Law to require health care providers to make medical records available electronically and permit utilization review agents direct access to retrieve such records
Legislative Description
Requires providers to share electronic health records with plans for purposes of improving patient care and reducing administrative delays.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026