Senate Bill S2910

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2910 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4519
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4705, A4308
2013-2014: A2164
2015-2016: A1055

2009-S2910 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions (self-donated); applies to individual and group policies and to medical expense indemnity and hospital or health service corporations.

2009-S2910 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2910

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. FLANAGAN, DeFRANCISCO, MORAHAN, RANZENHOFER -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurance
  policies covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection
  with autologous blood transfusions

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

  Section  1.    Subsection  (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law is
amended by adding a new paragraph 18 to read as follows:
  (18) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN
THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES SURGICAL COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR
ALL  EXPENSES  INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
USED FOR OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR SURGERY, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF
BLOOD PRIOR TO SURGERY AND  THE  TRANSFUSION  OF  SUCH  BLOOD  INTO  THE
INSURED,  WHETHER  DONE BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER SURGERY.  SUCH COVERAGE
MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE AS  MAY  BE  DEEMED
APPROPRIATE  BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  AS  ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE
ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
  S 2. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (ff) to read as follows:
  (FF)  A  MEDICAL  EXPENSE  INDEMNITY  CORPORATION,  A HOSPITAL SERVICE
CORPORATION, OR A HEALTH SERVICE  CORPORATION  WHICH  PROVIDES  SURGICAL
COVERAGE  SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION
WITH AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS USED FOR OR INTENDED TO BE  USED  FOR
SURGERY,  INCLUDING  THE  COLLECTION  OF  BLOOD PRIOR TO SURGERY AND THE
TRANSFUSION OF SUCH BLOOD INTO THE INSURED, WHETHER DONE BEFORE, DURING,
OR AFTER SURGERY.  SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT  TO  ANNUAL  DEDUCTIBLES
AND  COINSURANCE  AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND
AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR  OTHER  BENEFITS  WITHIN  A
GIVEN POLICY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06713-01-9
              

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