Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to insurance |
Mar 15, 2013 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A6130
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RAMOS
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
2013-A6130 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S670
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A4131
2011-2012: A4724, S7180
2015-2016: A4477, S695
2017-2018: A5273, S1893
2019-2020: A4899
2021-2022: A5032
2023-2024: A4494
2013-A6130 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that every insurance policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall insure that there is continuous coverage of a single source drug that is part of a prescribed therapy until such prescribed therapy is no longer medically necessary for the enrollee of such policy; defines "single source drug".
2013-A6130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6130 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for single source drugs 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 INDIVIDUAL OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIV- ERY IN THIS STATE PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THROUGH THE USE OF A DRUG FORMULARY SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION WHICH, IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE TO SUCH FORMULARY, ALLOWS A COVERED PERSON WHO IS TAKING A SINGLE SOURCE DRUG COVERED UNDER SUCH POLICY THAT IS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN OR PREFERRED UNDER SUCH FORMULARY AND HAS FILED A GRIEVANCE OR AN APPEAL OF THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO THE DRUG WITH THE INSURER OR A STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY OR DESIGNEE OF SUCH AGENCY, TO CONTINUE RECEIVING COVERAGE FOR SUCH DRUG UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WOULD APPLY UNDER THE POLICY WERE SUCH DRUG STILL INCLUDED IN OR PREFERRED UNDER THE FORMULARY, UNTIL A FINAL DECISION IS RENDERED ON THE APPEAL OR GRIEVANCE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "SINGLE SOURCE DRUG" MEANS A BRANDNAME DRUG FOR WHICH THERE IS NO GENERIC EQUIVALENT. S 2. Subsection (k) 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 PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THROUGH THE USE OF A DRUG FORMULARY SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION WHICH, IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE TO SUCH FORMULARY, ALLOWS A COVERED PERSON WHO IS TAKING A SINGLE SOURCE DRUG COVERED UNDER SUCH POLICY THAT IS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN OR PREFERRED UNDER SUCH FORMULARY AND HAS FILED A GRIEVANCE OR AN APPEAL OF THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO THE DRUG WITH THE INSURER OR A STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY OR DESIGNEE OF SUCH AGENCY, TO CONTINUE RECEIVING COVERAGE FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03404-01-3
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