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S 3430: Provides for payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals.
What S 3430 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to reform the payment rates for rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals. The payment rates for various services, including diagnostic and treatment center services, emergency services, and general hospital services, will be increased to 101% of the reasonable costs of providing such services to patients eligible for federal payments. For facilities without adequate cost experience, the rates will be based on budgeted costs and subsequently adjusted to 101% of reasonable actual costs. The proposed changes will take effect immediately, but the implementation will be subject to the appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes thereof.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3430
- What is the current status of S 3430?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3430 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 3430 pass?
- Not yet. S 3430 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3430, and where is it now?
- S 3430 was authored by Sen. Pamela Helming with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 344 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3430 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 2807 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows: 3 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision or any 4 other provision of law to the contrary and, subject to an appropriation 5 therefor, on and after April first, two thousand twenty-seven, rates of 6 payment for diagnostic and treatment center services, emergency 7 services, general hospital inpatient and outpatient services, ambulatory 8 surgical services and referred ambulatory services, provided by a rural 9 hospital designated as a critical access hospital in accordance with 10 title XVIII of the federal social security act shall be equal to one 11 hundred one percent of the reasonable costs of a facility in providing 12 such services to patients eligible for payments made in accordance with 13 this subdivision. Reasonable costs shall be determined in a manner 14 consistent with that used to determine payment for outpatient critical 15 access hospital services provided to beneficiaries of title XVIII of the 16 federal social security act. For facilities without adequate cost expe- 17 rience, such rates shall be based on budgeted costs subsequently 18 adjusted to one hundred one percent of reasonable actual costs. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 20 the implementation of the provisions of this act shall be subject to the 21 appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes thereof. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03971-01-5
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