Senate Bill S1121

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires coverage under the healthy New York program for mental illness

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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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2011-S1121 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6866
2013-2014: S2841
2015-2016: S2791
2017-2018: S2679
2019-2020: S3760
2021-2022: S3302
2023-2024: S4695

2011-S1121 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires coverage under the healthy New York program for mental illness.

2011-S1121 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1121

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  requiring  coverage
  under the Healthy New York program for mental illness

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 5 of
subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
ter 502 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  Every insurer delivering a group or school blanket policy OR  A  GROUP
OR  INDIVIDUAL  POLICY  PURSUANT  TO SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER or issuing a group or school  blanket  policy
OR  A GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL POLICY PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER for delivery, in  this  state,  which
provides  coverage for inpatient hospital care or coverage for physician
services shall provide as part of such policy broad-based  coverage  for
the diagnosis and treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or
ailments, however defined in such policy, at least equal to the coverage
provided for other health conditions and:
  S  2. Item (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 5 of subsection (l) of
section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws
of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (i) Every insurer delivering a group or school  blanket  policy  OR  A
GROUP  OR  INDIVIDUAL  POLICY  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER or issuing a group or school  blanket
policy OR A GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL POLICY PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR THOUSAND
THREE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-SIX  OF THIS CHAPTER for delivery, in this state,
which provides coverage for inpatient  hospital  care  or  coverage  for
physician  services,  shall  provide  comparable coverage for adults and
children with biologically based mental  illness.  Such  group  policies
issued  or  delivered  in  this state shall also provide such comparable

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02185-01-1
              

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