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Feb 10, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S1992
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance 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
(R, IP) Senate District
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(R) Senate District
2009-S1992 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4835
- Current Committee:
- Senate 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:
S3578, A3251
2013-2014: S1847
2009-S1992 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1992 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing for health insurance coverage for diagnostic screening for ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer PURPOSE : To require health insurance contracts and policies to include coverage for ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer screening. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The Insurance Law is amended as follows: (A) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state which provides medical coverage that includes coverage for physician service in a physician's office and every policy which provides major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage shall provide, upon the prescription of a health care provider legally authorized to prescribe under title eight of the education law, the following coverage for diagnostic screening for ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer: (i) an annual standard diagnostic exam including, but not limited to, a pelvic examination and a CA 125 blood test for women age twenty and over.
2009-S1992 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1992 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, ALESI, MORAHAN, PARKER, VOLKER, WINNER -- 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 providing for health insurance coverage for diagnostic screening for ovarian/primary peri- toneal cancer 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 11-b to read as follows: (11-B) (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, UPON THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, THE FOLLOWING COVERAGE FOR DIAG- NOSTIC SCREENING FOR OVARIAN/PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER: AN ANNUAL STAND- ARD DIAGNOSTIC EXAM INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A PELVIC EXAMINATION AND A CA 125 BLOOD TEST FOR WOMEN AGE TWENTY AND OVER. (B) 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. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 11-b to read as follows: (11-B) (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, UPON THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, THE FOLLOWING COVERAGE FOR DIAG- NOSTIC SCREENING FOR OVARIAN/PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER: AN ANNUAL STAND- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08495-01-9
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