Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 05, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A327
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAHILL
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
Steven Englebright
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Ronald Canestrari
Sandy Galef
John McEneny
2011-A327 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 327 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CANESTRARI, GALEF, McENENY, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain health insurance policies to cover costs for scalp hair prosthesis worn for hair loss suffered as a result of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis or alopecia universalis 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 28 to read as follows: (28) (A) A GROUP HEALTH PLAN, AND A HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER OFFERING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN CONNECTION WITH A GROUP HEALTH PLAN, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR SCALP HAIR PROSTHESIS FOR A PARTICIPANT OR BENEFI- CIARY WHO HAS SCALP HAIR LOSS AS A RESULT OF ALOPECIA AREATA, ALOPECIA TOTALIS OR ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS IF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF THE PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY CERTIFIES IN WRITING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF THAT PROPOSED COURSE OF REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT. (B) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "SCALP HAIR PROSTHESIS" INCLUDES ANY ARTIFICIAL SUBSTITUTES FOR SCALP HAIR. (C) THE COVERAGE REQUIRED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH IS NOT SUBJECT TO DOLLAR LIMITS, DEDUCTIBLES, AND COINSURANCE PROVISIONS THAT ARE LESS FAVORABLE THAN THOSE FOR OTHER PROSTHESIS COVERAGE UNDER THE PLAN OR COVERAGE, EXCEPT THAT A GROUP HEALTH PLAN OR HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER MAY PROVIDE THAT THE PLAN OR ISSUER WILL ONLY PAY FOR EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE CUSTOMARY AND USUAL COSTS OF THE SCALP HAIR PROSTHESIS EXCLUSIVE OF ANY DEDUCTIBLE. S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 17 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00610-01-1
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