Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 24, 2011 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A3177
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PRETLOW
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Ellen C. Jaffee
Audrey Pheffer
multi-Sponsors
Jonathan Bing
Kevin Cahill
Barbara Clark
Vivian Cook
2011-A3177 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A3177 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that every health insurance policy which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide coverage for the standard diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer upon the recommendation of a physician; provides that such standard diagnostic testing shall include a pelvic examination, a sonogram and a CA 125 blood test and related laboratory and diagnostic services.
2011-A3177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3177 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BING, CAHILL, CLARK, COOK, CUSICK, DESTITO, DINOWITZ, GALEF, GLICK, HOOPER, HOYT, JACOBS, V. LOPEZ, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PERRY, SCARBOROUGH, SWEENEY, TOWNS, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance coverage for diagnostic testing 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 11-b to read as follows: (11-B) (A) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE THAT INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN A PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE, UPON THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, COVERAGE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR OVARIAN CANCER, INCLUDING A PELVIC EXAMINATION, A SONOGRAM, A CA 125 BLOOD TEST AND LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH EXAMINING AND EVALUATING SUCH BLOOD TEST FOR WOMEN AGED FORTY AND OVER WITH ONE OR MORE FEMALE RELATIVES WITH A PRIOR HISTORY OF OVARIAN CANCER. (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 (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 11-b to read as follows: (11-B) (A) EVERY INSURER WHICH DELIVERS OR ISSUES FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE A POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE THAT INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN A PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE OR MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMI- LAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE, UPON THE PRESCRIPTION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02765-01-1
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