The following bills were passed by the NYS Assembly over the last several weeks:

• Patient Notification of Test Results: A.5408 would require labs to notify patients when test results are made available to health care practitioners. GNYHA opposes this legislation because it would interfere with physician-patient relationships and would overwhelm practitioners with the need to make and receive calls regarding lab tests, compromising quality and efficiency.

• Health Insurance Rights: A.3441 requires a managed care peer reviewer to be trained in the same or similar specialty as the treating physician. A.3445 requires insurers to notify providers of adverse determinations. GNYHA supports both provisions.