Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A1775
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
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
Rhoda Jacobs
Sandy Galef
Ellen C. Jaffee
Francisco Moya
multi-Sponsors
Barbara Lifton
Jose Rivera
Annette Robinson
2013-A1775 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A1775 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all accident and health insurance policies to provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy; defines medical nutrition therapy to mean the nutritional diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services for the purpose of disease management which are furnished by a dietician or nutrition professional.
2013-A1775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1775 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, JACOBS, GALEF, JAFFEE, STEVENSON, MOYA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, LIFTON, RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to making coverage for medical nutrition therapy applicable to insurance policies and contracts 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 30 to read as follows: (30) EVERY POLICY SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL COSTS OF MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, IF RECOMMENDED OR PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY" SHALL MEAN NUTRITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPY, AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISEASE MANAGEMENT WHICH ARE FURNISHED BY A DIETITIAN OR NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. S 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows: (19) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL COSTS OF MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, IF RECOM- MENDED OR PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY" SHALL MEAN NUTRITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPY, AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISEASE MANAGEMENT WHICH ARE FURNISHED BY A DIETITIAN OR NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. S 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (jj) to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00335-01-3
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