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                                   405

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  GIBSON, JAFFEE, ROBINSON, PHEFFER,
  PERRY, BARRON, CASTRO,  BURLING,  CALHOUN,  TOBACCO,  MENG,  TITUS  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BING, BOYLAND, HIKIND, HOOPER, MAISEL,
  MAYERSOHN, M. MILLER, MILLMAN, TITONE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for  prenatal
  vitamins

  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 10-a to read as follows:
  (10-A)(A)  EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS WHEN PRESCRIBED OR  ORDERED
BY  A  HEALTH  CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE
EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (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 (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 5-a to read as follows:
  (5-A)(A) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY  WHICH  PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR
PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS  SHALL  PROVIDE  COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS WHEN
PRESCRIBED OR ORDERED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  LEGALLY  AUTHORIZED  TO
PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (B)  SUCH  COVERAGE  MAY  BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSU-
RANCE, AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE  SUPERINTENDENT  AND  AS  ARE
CONSISTENT  WITH  THOSE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN
POLICY.
  S 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

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

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  (C-1)(1)  EVERY  CONTRACT  ISSUED  BY  A  CORPORATION  SUBJECT  TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE  WHICH  PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR  PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS  SHALL  PROVIDE  COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS WHEN PRESCRIBED OR
ORDERED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE  UNDER
TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (2) 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 CONTRACT.
  S  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
policies issued, reissued, renewed, modified or amended on or after such
date.