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New York 223rd Annual Legislative Session

1999 NY S 6300
Introduced
01/13/2000
Padavan

STATE OF NEW YORK
SENATE - ASSEMBLY

January 13, 2000

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including services of licensed acupuncturists under health care services provisions of the child health insurance plan

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:

7. "Covered health care services" means: the services of physicians, optometrists, [A> LICENSED ACUPUNCTURISTS, <A] nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and other related professional personnel which are provided on an outpatient basis, including routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury; inpatient health care services; laboratory tests; diagnostic x-rays; prescription and non-prescription drugs and durable medical equipment; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; hemodialysis; emergency room services; emergency, preventive and routine dental care, except orthodontia and cosmetic surgery; emergency, preventive and routine vision care, including eyeglasses; speech and hearing services; and, inpatient and outpatient mental health, alcohol and substance abuse services as defined by the commissioner in consultation with the superintendent.

Section 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law, as added by chapter 922 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:

a. "Primary and preventive health care services" means: the services of physicians, optometrists, [A> LICENSED ACUPUNCTURISTS, <A] nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and other related professional personnel which are provided on an outpatient basis, including routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury; laboratory tests; diagnostic x-rays; prescription drugs; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; hemodialysis; emergency room services; and, outpatient alcohol and substance abuse services as defined by the commissioner in consultation with the superintendent.

Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 47 of chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.