Assembly Actions -
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Mar 02, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S6604
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th 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-S6604 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6604 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6604 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require insurers to cover surveillance tests for ovarian cancer for female insureds who are at risk for this type of cancer SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a new paragraph 29 to Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law. Adds a new paragraph 18 to Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law. Adds a new subsection (ii) to Section 4303 of the insurance law. Paragraph 29, paragraph 18 and subsection (ii) all provide that every policy that provides medical, major medical or similar comprehensive type coverage shall provide coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer for an insured who is at risk for ovarian cancer. An insured is deemed to be at risk if: she has a family history of one or more first degree relatives with ovarian cancer; three or more
2011-S6604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6604 I N S E N A T E March 2, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 providing coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer 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 29 to read as follows: (29) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR-MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR SURVEILLANCE TESTS FOR OVARIAN CANCER FOR AN INSURED WHO IS AT RISK FOR OVARIAN CANCER. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN INSURED IS DEEMED TO BE AT RISK IF: (I) SHE HAS A FAMILY HISTORY OF: 1. ONE OR MORE FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVE WITH OVARIAN CANCER; 2. THREE OR MORE FEMALE RELATIVES WITH BREAST CANCER; OR 3. NONPOLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER; OR (II) SHE TESTS POSITIVE FOR BRCA1 OR BRCA2 MUTATIONS. (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, SURVEILLANCE TESTS FOR OVARIAN CANCER SHALL MEAN ANNUAL SCREENING FOR OVARIAN CANCER USING: (I) CA-125 SERUM TUMOR MARKER TESTING; (II) TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND; AND (III) PELVIC EXAMINATION. S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 18 to read as follows: (18) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR SURVEILLANCE TESTS FOR OVARIAN CANCER FOR AN INSURED WHO IS AT RISK FOR OVARIAN CANCER. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN INSURED IS DEEMED TO BE AT RISK IF: (I) SHE HAS A FAMILY HISTORY OF: 1. ONE OR MORE FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVE WITH OVARIAN CANCER; 2. THREE OR MORE FEMALE RELATIVES WITH BREAST CANCER; OR 3. NONPOLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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