Assembly Bill A9038

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the extension of health insurance coverage to the unmarried child of an insured through the age of 29 years

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2009-A9038 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6030
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221, 4235, 4304 & 4305, Ins L

2009-A9038 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the extension of health insurance coverage to the unmarried child of an insurered through the age of 29 years.

2009-A9038 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9038 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9038

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MORELLE -- (at request of the Governor) -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  the  provision  of
  health insurance coverage to the unmarried child of an insured through
  the age of twenty-nine years

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (a) of section 3216 of the insur-
ance law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
  (C) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (A)  AND  (B)  OF
THIS  PARAGRAPH, EVERY INSURER ISSUING A POLICY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN MUST MAKE  AVAILABLE  AND,
IF REQUESTED BY THE POLICYHOLDER, EXTEND COVERAGE UNDER THE POLICY TO AN
UNMARRIED  CHILD  THROUGH  AGE  TWENTY-NINE, WITHOUT REGARD TO FINANCIAL
DEPENDENCE WHO IS NOT INSURED BY  OR  ELIGIBLE  FOR  COVERAGE  UNDER  AN
EMPLOYER  SPONSORED  HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN COVERING THEM AS AN EMPLOYEE OR
MEMBER, WHETHER INSURED OR SELF-INSURED, AND WHO LIVES, WORKS OR RESIDES
IN NEW YORK STATE OR THE SERVICE AREA  OF  THE  INSURER.  SUCH  COVERAGE
SHALL  BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE INCEPTION OF ALL NEW POLICIES AND AT THE
FIRST ANNIVERSARY DATE OF A POLICY FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH.  WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH COVERAGE SHALL
BE DELIVERED TO THE POLICYHOLDER THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE  INCEPTION  OF
SUCH  GROUP  POLICY  AND THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY DATE
FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
  S 2. Section 3221 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (r) to read as follows:
  (R)(1)  AS  USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, "DEPENDENT CHILD" MEANS AN UNMAR-
RIED CHILD THROUGH AGE TWENTY-NINE OF  AN  EMPLOYEE  OR  MEMBER  INSURED
UNDER  A  GROUP  POLICY,  REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL DEPENDENCE, WHO IS NOT
INSURED BY OR ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE UNDER ANY  EMPLOYEE  HEALTH  BENEFIT
PLAN  AS AN EMPLOYEE OR MEMBER, WHETHER INSURED OR SELF-INSURED, AND WHO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD12119-01-9
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.