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Senate Bill S3991
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 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
2011-S3991 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3133
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3231, 4235, 4317 & 4326, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S651, A2867
2013-2014: S1869
2011-S3991 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes health insurers, subject to the approval of the superintendent of insurance, to provide actuarially appropriate reductions in health insurance premiums for an enrollee's or insured's participation in a wellness program (defined); provides for the appointment of an advisory committee on wellness to be co-chaired by the commissioner of health and the superintendent of insurance and to report on the development and effectiveness of wellness programs.
2011-S3991 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3991 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to making actuarially appropriate reductions in health insurance premiums in return for an enrollee's or insured's participation in a bona fide wellness program; and to establish an advisory committee on wellness to report thereon PURPOSE: To help curtail future health insurance premium increases, this legislation permits health insurers and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to offer an actuarially appropriate premium discount to covered persons that participate in a bona fide wellness program that is approved by the Superintendent of Insurance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1- Amends §3231 of the Insurance Law to permit insurers and HMOs that offer individual or small group insurance policies to offer an actuarially appropriate premium discount to those individuals that participate in a bona fide wellness program. A bona fide wellness program is one that is approved by the Superintendent of Insurance and which is either a risk management system that identifies at-risk populations or any other systematic program or course of medical conduct which helps to promote good health, helps to prevent or
2011-S3991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3991 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- 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 making actuarially appropriate reductions in health insurance premiums in return for an enrollee's or insured's participation in a bona fide wellness program; and to establish an advisory committee on wellness to report thereon THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3231 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 501 of the laws of 1992, is amended by adding a new subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (C-1) SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AN INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ISSUING AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY PROVIDE AN ACTUARIALLY APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN PREMIUM RATES IN RETURN FOR AN ENROLLEE'S OR INSURED'S ADHERENCE TO A BONA FIDE WELLNESS PROGRAM. A BONA FIDE WELL- NESS PROGRAM IS EITHER A RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT IDENTIFIES AT-RISK POPULATIONS OR ANY OTHER SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM OR COURSE OF MEDICAL CONDUCT WHICH HELPS TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, HELPS TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE ACUTE OR CHRONIC SICKNESS OR DISEASE, OR WHICH MINIMIZES ADVERSE HEALTH CONSE- QUENCES DUE TO LIFESTYLE. SUCH WELLNESS PROGRAM SHALL DEMONSTRATE ACTU- ARIALLY THAT IT ENCOURAGES THE GENERAL GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COVERED POPULATION. THE INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT REQUIRE SPECIFIC OUTCOMES AS A RESULT OF AN ENROLLEE'S OR INSURED'S ADHERENCE TO THE APPROVED WELLNESS PROGRAM. S 2. Subsection (h) of section 4235 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows: (5) EACH DOMESTIC, FOREIGN OR ALIEN INSURER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, WHEN FILING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ITS SCHEDULES OF PREMIUM RATES, RULES AND CLASSIFICATION OF RISKS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF ITS POLICIES OF GROUP ACCIDENT, GROUP HEALTH OR GROUP ACCI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06180-01-1
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