Assembly Bill A536

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A536 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9013
2015-2016: A595
2017-2018: A431
2019-2020: A1058
2021-2022: A4095

2013-A536 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

2013-A536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   536

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, STEVENSON, TITONE, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  ROBINSON, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CROUCH,  FINCH,
  GIBSON,  GRAF, HOOPER, MOYA, RAIA, THIELE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  coverage  for  the
  screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

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

  Section 1. Subclause 5 of clause (ix) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
25 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by
chapter 596 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (5) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
litative or nonrestorative[, in  the  event  that  the  policy  provides
coverage for therapeutic care]; and
  S  2.   Subclause 5 of clause (ix) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph 17
of subsection (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law,  as  amended  by
chapter 596 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (5) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
litative  or  nonrestorative[,  in  the  event  that the policy provides
coverage for therapeutic care]; and
  S 3. Clause (v) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph 3 of subsection  (ee)
of  section  4303 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 596 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (v) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
litative or nonrestorative[, in  the  event  that  the  policy  provides
coverage for therapeutic care]; and
  S 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03638-01-3

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.