Senate Bill S2909

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for the vaccine against human papilloma virus

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  • 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

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2009-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7489
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S4708, A1946

2009-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for the vaccine against human papilloma virus.

2009-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2909

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, MORAHAN -- 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 the provision of
  preventive and primary care services

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

  Section  1. Clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 17
of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the  insurance  law,  as  added  by
chapter  728  of  the laws of 1993, are amended and a new clause (iv) is
added to read as follows:
  (ii) at each visit, services in accordance with the  prevailing  clin-
ical  standards  of  such  designated  association,  including a medical
history, a  complete  physical  examination,  developmental  assessment,
anticipatory  guidance,  appropriate  immunizations and laboratory tests
which tests are ordered at the time of the visit and  performed  in  the
practitioner's  office, as authorized by law, or in a clinical laborato-
ry; [and]
  (iii) necessary immunizations as determined by the  superintendent  in
consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  health consisting of at least
adequate dosages of  vaccine  against  diphtheria,  pertussis,  tetanus,
polio,  measles, rubella, mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and hepa-
titis b which meet the standards approved by the  United  States  public
health service for such biological products[.]; AND
  (IV) IMMUNIZATIONS DETERMINED BY THE DEPENDENT CHILD'S PHYSICIAN TO BE
MEDICALLY  APPROPRIATE  CONSISTING OF AT LEAST ADEQUATE DOSES OF VACCINE
AGAINST HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS WHICH MEETS THE STANDARD APPROVED  BY  THE
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR SUCH BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.
  S  2.  Clauses  (ii)  and  (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 8 of
subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
ter 728 of the laws of 1993, are amended and a new clause (iv) is  added
to read as follows:
  (ii)  at  each visit, services in accordance with the prevailing clin-
ical standards of  such  designated  association,  including  a  medical
history,  a  complete  physical  examination,  developmental assessment,

              

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