Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A375
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACOBS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
N. Nick Perry
Ann-Margaret Carrozza
Adriano Espaillat
multi-Sponsors
Steven Cymbrowitz
Timothy P. Gordon
Nettie Mayersohn
2009-A375 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 375 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBS, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, GORDON, MAYERSOHN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance coverage for craniofacial disorders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 26 to read as follows: (26)(A) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE THAT INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN A PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT, INCLUDING SURGICAL AND NONSURGICAL PROCEDURES, FOR A MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER THAT AFFECTS ANY BONE OR JOINT IN THE FACE, NECK OR HEAD AND IS THE RESULT OF ACCIDENT, TRAUMA, CONGENITAL DEFECT, DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECT, OR PATHOLOGY. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THIS COVERAGE SHALL BE THE SAME AS THAT PROVIDED UNDER THE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN FOR ANY OTHER MUSCU- LOSKELETAL DISORDER IN THE BODY AND MAY BE PROVIDED WHEN PRESCRIBED OR ADMINISTERED BY A PHYSICIAN OR A DENTIST. THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE COVERAGE FOR DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF DENTAL DISORDERS OR DENTAL PATHOLOGY PRIMARILY AFFECTING THE GUMS, TEETH, OR ALVEOLAR RIDGE. (B) A REFERRAL FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE POLICY MAY BE REQUIRED. S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 15 to read as follows: (15)(A) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE THAT INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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