Assembly Bill A4675

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for health insurance coverage for loss or damage to prosthetic limb

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

2015-A4675 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1263
2011-2012: A1235
2013-2014: A1476
2017-2018: A3826
2019-2020: A4812
2021-2022: A4111

2015-A4675 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for health insurance coverage for loss or damage to a prosthetic limb; also provides for coverage for replacement of a prosthetic limb as prescribed by a doctor.

2015-A4675 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4675

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA,
  TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  health  insurance
  coverage of prosthetic limbs

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

  Section 1. Subsection (l) of section 3221  of  the  insurance  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows:
  (19) EVERY INSURER DELIVERING A GROUP POLICY OR ISSUING A GROUP POLICY
FOR  DELIVERY  IN  THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE TO A SUBSCRIBER (A)
FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A PROSTHETIC LIMB AFTER AMPUTATION IF SAID  PROS-
THETIC  LIMB  IS  DAMAGED  OR  STOLEN;  AND (B) PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF A PROSTHETIC LIMB TO A DEPENDENT CHILD  OF  A  SUBSCRIBER
THROUGH  THE  ATTAINMENT  OF  NINETEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE  AS OFTEN AS SAID
REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED OR PRESCRIBED BY THE  DEPENDENT  CHILD'S  PHYSI-
CIAN.
  S 2. Subsection (j) of section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows:
  (5)  A  HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION OR MEDICAL EXPENSE INDEMNITY CORPO-
RATION   WHICH   PROVIDES   MEDICAL,   MAJOR    MEDICAL    OR    SIMILAR
COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE  COVERAGE  MUST  PROVIDE COVERAGE TO A SUBSCRIBER (A)
FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A PROSTHETIC LIMB AFTER AMPUTATION IF SAID  PROS-
THETIC  LIMB  IS  DAMAGED  OR  STOLEN;  AND (B) PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF A PROSTHETIC LIMB FOR A DEPENDENT CHILD OF  A  SUBSCRIBER
THROUGH ATTAINMENT OF NINETEEN YEARS OF AGE AS OFTEN AS SAID REPLACEMENT
IS REQUIRED OR PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPENDENT CHILD'S PHYSICIAN.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06447-01-5

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.