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Senate Bill S3028
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
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
2009-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2009-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3028 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance coverage for maternity care expenses incurred by adoptive parents PURPOSE : To require health insurers to reimburse adoptive parents for the medical expenses of the biological mother and child when adopting a child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This legislation stipulates that health insurance policies shall provide reimbursement to the adoptive parents for the medical costs of any birth mother and child legally adopted by the insured if: 1) the biological mother is uninsured at the time of birth and gives birth in the U.S. and payment has been made to the provider(s) of services by or on behalf of the policyholder; 2) a sworn statement is submitted by the biological mother that she does not have public or private insurance coverage for prenatal care, and primary and preventive care during the period of pregnancy and birth;
2009-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3028 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, DIAZ, HANNON, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PARKER, SKELOS -- 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 health insurance coverage for maternity care expenses incurred by adoptive parents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 10 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF A POLICYHOLDER LEGALLY ADOPTING A NEWBORN CHILD FOR THE COST OF PRENATAL CARE, MATERNI- TY CARE, AND PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE RENDERED ON BEHALF OF THE BIRTH MOTHER OR CHILD PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH AND PARAGRAPH SEVENTEEN OF THIS SUBSECTION, TO THE SAME EXTENT THAT HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE IS PROVIDED FOR ILLNESS OR DISEASE UNDER THE POLICY, SO LONG AS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: (I) THE BIOLOGICAL MOTHER IS UNINSURED AT THE TIME OF THE BIRTH AND GIVES BIRTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE PROVIDER OR PROVIDERS OF SERVICES BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE POLICYHOLDER; (II) A SWORN STATEMENT IS SUBMITTED BY THE BIOLOGICAL MOTHER THAT SHE DOES NOT HAVE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL CARE, MATERNITY CARE AND PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE DURING THE PERIOD OF THE PREGNANCY AND BIRTH; (III) THE CHILD IS PLACED FOR ADOPTION WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE BIRTH AND THE POLICYHOLDER NOTIFIES THE INSURER IN WRITING OF THE CERTIF- ICATION OF THE ADOPTER OR ADOPTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN-D OF THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, WAIVER OF THE CERTIFICATION OR OF THE APPROVAL TO ADOPT BY AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08969-01-9
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