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Senate Bill S199
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
2009-S199 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Legislative Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §54-b, Leg L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S2243
2009-S199 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires a separate cost/benefit analysis prepared by the superintendent of insurance to accompany each mandated health insurance benefit bill considered by the legislature; provides that such cost/benefit analysis shall include the extent to which the medical care addressed in such bill is available to and utilized by the general population, whether insurance coverage for such medical care is currently available, whether a lack of insurance coverage may result in an individual not receiving necessary medical care or cause financial hardship upon the receipt of such care, whether such bill's implementation may have an impact on expensive medical care, whether such coverage might affect the future number and types of providers of such medical care, and whether such coverage might impact the cost of insurance premiums or administrative expenses to insurers and employers.
2009-S199 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S199 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to cost/benefit analysis for mandated health insurance benefit bills SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would amend the legislative law by adding a new section 54-b to require a cost/benefit analysis of any mandated health benefit bill which is to be considered by the legislature. A mandated health insurance benefit bill is defined as: a bill which mandates health insurance coverage or the offering of such coverage for specific health services, health care providers or diseases as part of an individual or group accident/health insurance policy or Article 43 contract. The bill requires that any such bill which is to be considered for passage by the legislature be accompanied by a separate, independent statement on the cost of the bill as well as the relative need which has been demonstrated for the bill. The cost/benefit analysis is to be conducted by the Insurance Department and will include, but not be limited to, the following information: The extent to which - the medical care addressed in the bill is available to and utilized by the general population;
2009-S199 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 199 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to cost/benefit analy- sis for mandated health insurance benefit bills THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 54-b to read as follows: S 54-B. COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT BILLS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT BILL" MEANS A BILL WHICH MANDATES HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OR THE OFFERING OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OR DISEASES AS A PART OF AN INDI- VIDUAL ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY, A GROUP OR BLANKET ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY, OR A MEDICAL OR DENTAL EXPENSE INDEMNITY, HEALTH SERVICE OR HOSPITAL SERVICE CONTRACT. 2. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY PRESCRIBE RULES REQUIRING INDEPENDENT COST/BENEFIT ANALYSES TO ACCOMPANY, ON A SEPARATE FORM, MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE BILLS AND AMENDMENTS TO SUCH BILLS. 3. SUCH COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, INFORMATION REGARDING: A. THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE MEDICAL CARE ADDRESSED IN THE BILL IS AVAILABLE TO AND UTILIZED BY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE POPULATION; B. THE EXTENT TO WHICH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SUCH MEDICAL CARE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE; C. IF COVERAGE IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE, THE EXTENT TO WHICH SUCH LACK OF COVERAGE MAY RESULT IN AN INDIVIDUAL NOT RECEIVING NECESSARY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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