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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A6140
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
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
Barbara Clark
Vito Lopez
Sandy Galef
Joan Millman
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
Robert Barra
Jonathan Bing
James F. Brennan
2009-A6140 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2380
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A552
2013-2014: A639
2015-2016: A102
2017-2018: A344
2019-2020: A2883
2021-2022: A2085
2009-A6140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6140 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, CLARK, V. LOPEZ, GALEF, MILLMAN, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, McENENY, ZEBROWSKI, ORTIZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, BRADLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA, BING, BRENNAN, BRODSKY, CAHILL, CANESTRARI, CHRISTENSEN, COLTON, COOK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, GREENE, JACOBS, PHEFFER, POWELL, RAIA, SCARBOROUGH, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing insurance coverage for colorectal cancer early detection 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 WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE TO ANY NAMED SUBSCRIBER OR OTHER PERSON COVERED THEREUNDER FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONDUCTING COLORECTAL CANCER EXAM- INATIONS AND LABORATORY TESTS AT REGULAR INTERVALS, INCLUDING EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONDUCTING PHYSICIAN CONSULTATIONS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER PRIOR TO SUCH EXAMINATIONS AND TESTS, FOR PERSONS FIFTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND FOR PERSONS OF ANY AGE WHO ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AT HIGH RISK FOR COLORECTAL CANCER. THE METHODS OF SCREENING FOR WHICH BENEFITS SHALL BE PROVIDED SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) A SCREENING FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST; (II) FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY; (III) COLONOSCOPY; (IV) BARIUM ENEMA; OR (V) THE MOST RELIABLE, MEDICALLY RECOGNIZED SCREENING TEST AVAILABLE; AND (VI) ANY COMBINATION THEREOF. THE METHOD AND FREQUENCY OF SCREENING TO BE UTILIZED SHALL BE IN ACCORD WITH THE MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED GUIDELINES OF THE AMERICAN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02732-01-9
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