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NY Pub Health L § 2999-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 29-E - Accountable Care Organizations 2999-O - Definitions.

§  2999-o.  Definitions.  As used in this article, the following terms   shall have the following meanings, unless the context  clearly  requires   otherwise:1.  "Accountable  care organization" or "ACO" means an organization of   clinically  integrated  health   care   providers   certified   by   the   commissioner under this article.2.  "ACO  participant"  or  "participant" means a health care provider   that is one of the health care providers that comprise the ACO.3. Certificate of authority" or "certificate" means a  certificate  of   authority issued by the commissioner under this article.4. "CMS" means the federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.5. "CMS regulations" means applicable federal laws and CMS regulations   and policies.6.  "Health  care  provider"  includes but is not limited to an entity   licensed or certified under article twenty-eight or thirty-six  of  this   chapter;   an  entity  licensed  or  certified  under  article  sixteen,   thirty-one or thirty-two of the mental hygiene law;  or  a  health  care   practitioner  licensed  or  certified under title eight of the education   law or a lawful combination of such health care practitioners;  and  may   also  include, to the extent provided by regulation of the commissioner,   other entities that provide technical  assistance,  information  systems   and  services,  care  coordination  and  other  services  to health care   providers and patients participating in an ACO.7. "Medicare-only ACO" means an ACO issued a certificate of  authority   under  subdivision  four of section twenty-nine hundred ninety-nine-p of   this article.8. "Primary care" means the health care  fields  of  family  practice,   general   pediatrics,  primary  care  internal  medicine,  primary  care   obstetrics,  or  primary  care  gynecology,  without  regard  to   board   certification,  provided  by  a  health care provider acting within his,   her, or its lawful scope of practice.9. "Third-party health care payer" has its ordinary meanings  and  may   include  any  entities  provided  for by regulation of the commissioner,   which may include an entity such as a pharmacy benefits manager,  fiscal   administrator,  or administrative services provider that participates in   the administration of a third-party health care payer system.
NY Pub Health L § 2999-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 29-E - Accountable Care Organizations 2999-P - Establishment of Acos.

§  2999-p. Establishment of ACOs. 1. An accountable care organization: (a) is an organization of clinically integrated  health  care  providers that  work  together  to  provide,  manage,  and  coordinate health care (including primary care) for a defined population; with a mechanism  for shared  governance;  the  ability  to negotiate, receive, and distribute payments; and accountability for the  quality,  cost,  and  delivery  of health  care to the ACO's patients; in accordance with this article; and (b) has been issued a certificate of authority by the commissioner under this article.   2. The commissioner shall establish a program within the department to promote and regulate the use of ACOs to deliver an array of health  care services  for  the  purpose  of  improving the quality, coordination and accountability of services provided to patients in New York.   3. The commissioner may issue a certificate of authority to an  entity that  meets conditions for ACO certification as set forth in regulations made  by  the  commissioner  pursuant  to  section  twenty-nine  hundred ninety-nine-q  of this article. The commissioner shall not issue any new certificate under this article after December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-four.   4.  (a)  Notwithstanding  subdivision  three  of  this  section,   the commissioner  shall  issue a certificate of authority as a Medicare-only ACO  to  an  entity  authorized  by  CMS  to  be  an  accountable   care organization  under  the Medicare program, upon receiving an application to be a Medicare-only ACO from the entity documenting its  status  under this  subdivision.  A  certificate  of  authority under this subdivision shall only apply to the  Medicare-only  ACO's  actions  in  relation  to Medicare beneficiaries under its authorization from CMS.  (b) To the extent consistent with CMS regulations, a Medicare-only ACO shall be subject to:  (i) subdivision seven of section twenty-nine hundred ninety-nine-q and subdivisions   one,   two  and  three  of  section  twenty-nine  hundred ninety-nine-r  of  this  article,  without   regard   to   whether   the commissioner has made regulations under this article; and  (ii)  other  provisions  of  this  article  to the extent specifically provided  by  the  commissioner  in  regulations  consistent  with  this article.   5.  The commissioner may limit, suspend, or terminate a certificate of authority if an ACO is not operating in accordance with this article.   6. The commissioner  is  authorized  to  seek  federal  approvals  and waivers  to  implement  this article, including but not limited to those approvals   or   waivers   necessary   to   obtain   federal   financial participation.
NY Pub Health L § 2999-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 29-E - Accountable Care Organizations 2999-R - Other Laws.

§  2999-r.  Other laws. 1. (a) It is the policy of the state to permit and encourage cooperative, collaborative  and  integrative  arrangements among third-party health care payers and health care providers who might otherwise   be   competitors   under   the  active  supervision  of  the commissioner. To the extent that  it  is  necessary  to  accomplish  the purposes  of  this  article, competition may be supplanted and the state may provide state action immunity under state and federal antitrust laws to payors and health care providers.  (b) The commissioner shall engage  in  state  supervision  to  promote state  action  immunity  under  state and federal antitrust laws and may inspect, require, or request additional  documentation  and  take  other actions  under this article to verify and make sure that this article is implemented in accordance with its intent and purpose.   2. With respect to the  planning,  implementation,  and  operation  of ACOs, the commissioner, by regulation, shall specifically delineate safe harbors that exempt ACOs from the application of the following statutes:  (a)  article  twenty-two  of  the  general  business  law  relating to arrangements and agreements in restraint of trade;  (b) article one hundred thirty-one-A of the education law relating  to fee-splitting arrangements; and  (c) title two-D of article two of this chapter relating to health care practitioner referrals.   3.  For  the  purposes of this article, an ACO shall be deemed to be a hospital  for  purposes  of  sections   twenty-eight   hundred   five-j, twenty-eight   hundred   five-k,   twenty-eight   hundred   five-l   and twenty-eight hundred five-m of this chapter and subdivisions  three  and five of section sixty-five hundred twenty-seven of the education law.   4.  The  commissioner is authorized to seek federal grants, approvals, and waivers to  implement  this  article,  including  federal  financial participation  under  public  health  coverage.  The  commissioner shall provide copies of applications and other  documents,  including  drafts, submitted  to  the  federal  government  seeking  such  federal  grants, approvals, and waivers to the chairs of the  senate  finance  committee, the  assembly  ways  and  means  committee,  and the senate and assembly health committees simultaneously with their submission  to  the  federal government.   5.  The  commissioner may directly, or by contract with not-for-profit organizations, provide:  (a) consumer assistance to patients served by an  ACO  as  to  matters relating to ACOs;  (b)   technical   and   other  assistance  to  health  care  providers participating in an ACO as to matters relating to the ACO;  (c) assistance to ACOs to promote their formation  and  improve  their operation,  including  assistance  under  section  twenty-eight  hundred eighteen of this chapter; and  (d) information sharing and other assistance among ACOs to improve the operation of ACOs.
NY Pub Health L § 2999-AA (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 29-F - Improved Integration of Health Care and Financing 2999-AA - Antitrust Provisions, State Oversight.

§  2999-aa.  Antitrust  provisions,  state  oversight.  1. In order to   promote improved quality and efficiency of, and access to,  health  care   services  and  to promote improved clinical outcomes to the residents of   New York, it shall be the  policy  of  the  state  to  encourage,  where   appropriate,  cooperative,  collaborative  and  integrative arrangements   including but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions among health care   providers or among others who might otherwise be competitors, under  the   active supervision of the commissioner. To the extent such arrangements,   or   the   planning   and  negotiations  that  precede  them,  might  be   anti-competitive within the meaning and intent of the state and  federal   antitrust  laws, the intent of the state is to supplant competition with   such   arrangements   under   the   active   supervision   and   related   administrative  actions  of  the commissioner as necessary to accomplish   the purposes of this article, and to provide state action immunity under   the  state  and  federal  antitrust  laws  with  respect  to  activities   undertaken by health care providers and others pursuant to this article,   where  the benefits of such active supervision, arrangements and actions   of the commissioner outweigh any disadvantages likely to result  from  a   reduction   of  competition.  The  commissioner  shall  not  approve  an   arrangement for which state action immunity is sought under this article   without first consulting with, and receiving a recommendation from,  the   public  health  and  health  planning council. No arrangement under this   article shall be approved  after  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand   twenty-four.2.  The  commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative may   engage in appropriate  state  supervision  necessary  to  promote  state   action immunity under the state and federal antitrust laws.
NY Pub Health L § 2999-BB (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 29-F - Improved Integration of Health Care and Financing 2999-BB - Department Authority.

§  2999-bb.  Department  authority.  The  department  shall promulgate   regulations to implement this article. Such  regulations  shall  provide   standards  for  determining which proposed collaborations, integrations,   mergers or acquisitions shall be covered by this article and the  manner   by  which  the  interests set forth in the legislative findings shall be   advanced through regulatory oversight. The department shall  further  be   authorized   to   impose   fees   as   appropriate   to  facilitate  the   implementation of this article. This article is not  intended  to  limit   the authority of the attorney general of the state of New York.
NY Pub Health L § 2999-DD (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 29-G - Telehealth Delivery of Services 2999-DD - Telehealth Delivery of Services.

§  2999-dd.  Telehealth  delivery of services. 1. Health care services delivered by means of telehealth  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement under  section  three  hundred sixty-seven-u of the social services law; provided however,  reimbursement  for  additional  modalities,  provider categories  and  originating  sites specified in accordance with section twenty-nine hundred  ninety-nine-ee  of  this  article,  and  audio-only telephone  communication  defined in regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision four of section twenty-nine hundred ninety-nine-cc  of  this article, shall be contingent upon federal financial participation.   2.  The  department of health, the office of mental health, the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and the  office  for  people with  developmental  disabilities  shall coordinate on the issuance of a single guidance document, to be updated as appropriate, that shall:  (a) identify  any  differences  in  regulations  or  policies  issued by the agencies, including with respect to reimbursement  pursuant  to  section three  hundred  sixty-seven-u  of  the  social  services law; and (b) be designed  to  assist  consumers,  providers,   and   health   plans   in understanding  and  facilitating  the  appropriate  use of telehealth in addressing barriers to care.   3. (a) Dental telehealth services shall adhere  to  the  standards  of appropriate  patient care required in other dental health care settings, including but not limited to appropriate patient examination, taking  of x-rays, and review of a patient's medical and dental history. All dental telehealth  providers  shall  identify themselves to patients, including providing the professional's New York state license  number.  No  dental telehealth  provider shall attempt to waive liability for its telehealth services in advance of delivering such telehealth services and no dental telehealth provider shall attempt to prevent a patient from  filing  any complaint with any governmental agency or authority.  (b)  This  subdivision shall not be construed to diminish requirements for other telehealth services.   4. Nothing in this article shall be deemed  to  allow  any  person  to provide  any service for which a license, registration, certification or other authorization under title eight of the education law  is  required and which the person does not possess.
NY Pub Health L § 2999-EE (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 29-G - Telehealth Delivery of Services 2999-EE - Increased Application of Telehealth.

§  2999-ee.  Increased application of telehealth. In order to increase   the  application  of  telehealth  in  behavioral  health,  oral  health,   maternity   care,   care  management,  services  provided  in  emergency   departments, and services provided to certain high-need  populations  to   the  extent  such  services  are  deemed appropriate for the populations   served,  and  notwithstanding  the  definitions  set  forth  in  section   twenty-nine hundred ninety-nine-cc of this article, in consultation with   the  commissioner  of  the  office  of children and family services, the   commissioner of the office of mental health,  the  commissioner  of  the   office  of  addiction  services and supports, or the commissioner of the   office for people with developmental disabilities,  as  applicable,  the   commissioner  may specify in regulation additional acceptable modalities   for the delivery of health care services via telehealth,  including  but   not limited to audio-only or video-only telephone communications, online   portals  and  survey applications, and may specify additional categories   of originating sites at which a patient  may  be  located  at  the  time   health  care  services  are  delivered  to  the  extent  such additional   modalities  and  originating  sites  are  deemed  appropriate  for   the   populations served.
NY Pub Health L § 3000 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 30 - Emergency Medical Services 3000 - Declaration of Policy and Statement of Purpose.

§ 3000. Declaration of policy and statement of purpose. The furnishing   of  medical  assistance  in  an  emergency  is a matter of vital concern   affecting the public health, safety and welfare.  Prehospital  emergency   medical  care, the provision of prompt and effective communication among   ambulances and hospitals and safe and effective care and  transportation   of the sick and injured are essential public health services.It is the purpose of this article to promote the public health, safety   and  welfare by providing for certification of all advanced life support   first response services and ambulance services; the creation of regional   emergency medical services councils; and  a  New  York  state  emergency   medical  services  council  to  develop  minimum  training standards for   certified first responders, emergency medical technicians  and  advanced   emergency  medical  technicians  and minimum equipment and communication   standards  for  advanced  life  support  first  response  services   and   ambulance services.
NY Pub Health L § 3000-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 30 - Emergency Medical Services 3000-A - Emergency Medical Treatment.

§  3000-a.  Emergency  medical  treatment.  1.  Except  as provided in   subdivision six of section six thousand six hundred eleven,  subdivision   two  of  section six thousand five hundred twenty-seven, subdivision one   of section six thousand nine hundred nine and sections six thousand five   hundred forty-seven and six thousand seven hundred thirty-seven  of  the   education  law,  any  person  who voluntarily and without expectation of   monetary compensation renders first aid or emergency  treatment  at  the   scene  of  an  accident  or other emergency outside a hospital, doctor's   office or any other place having proper and necessary medical equipment,   to a person who is unconscious, ill, or injured, shall not be liable for   damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by  such  person  or   for  damages  for  the  death of such person alleged to have occurred by   reason of an  act  or  omission  in  the  rendering  of  such  emergency   treatment unless it is established that such injuries were or such death   was  caused  by  gross negligence on the part of such person. Nothing in   this section  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  relieve  a  licensed   physician,  dentist, nurse, physical therapist or registered physician's   assistant from liability for damages for injuries or death caused by  an   act  or omission on the part of such person while rendering professional   services in the normal and ordinary course of his or her practice.2. (i) Any person or  entity  that  purchases,  operates,  facilitates   implementation   or   makes   available   resuscitation  equipment  that   facilitates  first  aid,  an  automated  external  defibrillator  or  an   epinephrine  auto-injector  device  as required by or pursuant to law or   local law, or that conducts training under section three  thousand-c  of   this  article,  or  (ii)  an  emergency  health  care  provider  under a   collaborative agreement pursuant to section  three  thousand-b  of  this   article  with respect to an automated external defibrillator, or (iii) a   health care practitioner  that  prescribes,  dispenses  or  provides  an   epinephrine  auto-injector device under section three thousand-c of this   article, shall not be liable for damages arising either from the use  of   that  equipment  by  a person who voluntarily and without expectation of   monetary compensation renders first aid or emergency  treatment  at  the   scene  of  an  accident  or  medical  emergency,  or  from  the  use  of   defectively manufactured equipment; provided that this subdivision shall   not  limit  the  person's  or  entity's,  the  emergency   health   care   provider's,  or  other health care practitioner's liability for his, her   or its own negligence, gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
NY Pub Health L § 3003-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 30 - Emergency Medical Services 3003-A - Ems Program Agencies.

§  3003-a.  EMS program agencies. 1. As provided by agreement with the   commissioner or regional councils  based  on  needs  identified  by  the   regional  emergency medical services councils, an EMS program agency may   be responsible for facilitating quality improvement of emergency medical   care within its region, staffing the regional emergency medical advisory   committees provided  for  in  section  three  thousand  four-a  of  this   article,  providing  prehospital  education  programs  approved  by  the   department, and other activities  to  support  and  facilitate  regional   emergency medical services systems.2.  The  programs developed by the agencies established by subdivision   one of this section shall be implemented beginning in  nineteen  hundred   ninety-three  using  funds  collected  by  the  New York state emergency   medical services training account, established within the  miscellaneous   special  revenue  fund  -  339  by  section  ninety-seven-q of the state   finance law.3. The portion  of  the  funds  collected  by  the  emergency  medical   services  training  New  York  state  account, established and allocated   within  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund  -  339  by   section   ninety-seven-q  of  the  state finance law, shall be adequate to support   the costs incurred in implementing the programs described in subdivision   one of this section.
NY Pub Health L § 3004-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 30 - Emergency Medical Services 3004-A - Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committees.

§  3004-a. Regional emergency medical advisory committees. 1. Regional   emergency  medical   advisory   committees   shall   develop   policies,   procedures,  and  triage,  treatment, and transportation protocols which   are consistent  with  the  standards  of  the  state  emergency  medical   advisory   committee   and  which  address  specific  local  conditions.   Regional  emergency  medical  advisory  committees  may   also   approve   physicians   to   provide   on  line  medical  control,  coordinate  the   development of regional medical  control  systems,  and  participate  in   quality   improvement   activities   addressing   system-wide  concerns.   Hospitals and prehospital medical care services shall be  authorized  to   release  patient  outcome  information  to  regional  emergency  medical   advisory committees for purposes of assessing prehospital care concerns.   Regional quality  improvement  programs  shall  be  presumed  to  be  an   extension  of the quality improvement program set forth in section three   thousand six of this article, and the provisions of subdivisions two and   three of such section three thousand six shall apply to such programs.2. The committee shall nominate to the commissioner a  physician  with   demonstrated  knowledge  and experience in emergency medical services to   serve on the state emergency medical advisory committee.3. No civil action shall be brought in any court against  any  member,   officer  or  employee of the committee for any act done, failure to act,   or statement or opinion made, while discharging his or her duties  as  a   member,  officer,  or  employee  of  the committee, without leave from a   justice of the supreme court, first had and obtained.  In no event shall   such member, officer, or employee be liable  for  damages  in  any  such   action if he or she shall have acted in good faith, with reasonable care   and upon probable cause.4.  Any  decision  of  a regional emergency medical advisory committee   regarding provision of a level of care, including staffing requirements,   may be appealed to the state emergency medical advisory committee by any   regional EMS council, ambulance service, advanced life support  service,   certified  first  responder,  emergency  medical technician, or advanced   emergency medical technician adversely affected.   No  action  shall  be   taken  to  implement  a  decision  regarding  existing levels of care or   staffing while an appeal of such decision is pending.  Any  decision  of   the  state emergency medical advisory committee may be appealed pursuant   to subdivision two-a of section three thousand two-a of this article.