Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A1942
2015-2016 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
2015-A1942 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1942 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to notice by health main- tenance organizations that a request for coverage of a particular treatment is denied THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2601-a to read as follows: S 2601-A. DENIAL OF COVERAGE OR TREATMENT BY A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION. WHENEVER A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, DENIES A CLAIM FOR COVERAGE OF A PARTICULAR PROCEDURE OR TREATMENT BECAUSE SUCH PROCEDURE OR TREATMENT IS NOT MEDICALLY NECES- SARY, THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL INFORM THE INSURED AS TO THOSE PREFERRED PROCEDURE OR TREATMENT OPTIONS WHICH WOULD BE COVERED, OR PROVIDE THE INSURED WITH A STATEMENT AS TO THE PAST INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE REQUESTED PROCEDURE OR TREATMENT. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05244-01-5
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