New York § 2996 Study of physician credentialing

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§ 2996 — Study of physician credentialing

New York § 2996

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N.Y. Public Health § 2996 (2026).

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§ 2996. Study of physician credentialing.

1.The department shall\nexamine the feasibility of establishing a clearinghouse for\ncredentialing information to reduce the burden for physicians required\nto submit credentials to entities licensed and regulated by the state.\nAs part of such examination, the department shall:\n (a) examine the efficacy of the credentialing process prescribed by\nsection twenty-eight hundred five-j of this chapter;\n (b) determine which methods of organizing such a clearinghouse with\nstandardized data in a standardized format will provide the greatest\nusability and convenience to health care providers and health care\nplans;\n (c) identify the most appropriate entity to administer such a\nclearinghouse, and verify collected credential information; and\n

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§ 2996. Study of physician credentialing. 1. The department shall\nexamine the feasibility of establishing a clearinghouse for\ncredentialing information to reduce the burden for physicians required\nto submit credentials to entities licensed and regulated by the state.\nAs part of such examination, the department shall:\n (a) examine the efficacy of the credentialing process prescribed by\nsection twenty-eight hundred five-j of this chapter;\n (b) determine which methods of organizing such a clearinghouse with\nstandardized data in a standardized format will provide the greatest\nusability and convenience to health care providers and health care\nplans;\n (c) identify the most appropriate entity to administer such a\nclearinghouse, and verify collected credential information; and\n (d) identify safeguards to protect the privacy of providers\nparticipating in such a credentialing system.\n 2. The department shall provide a report of its findings and\nrecommendations to the governor and legislature within eighteen months\nof the effective date of this section.\n