Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
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May 28, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A7845
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRONSON
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-A7845 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A7845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7845 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 28, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring medical insurance carriers to provide certain coverage for service animals 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 32 to read as follows: (32) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE MUST PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE ACQUISITION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND VETERINARY CARE OF A SERVICE ANIMAL, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 242.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, WHEN SUCH ANIMAL IS DEEMED MEDICALLY NECESSARY BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN. 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 POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE MUST PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE ACQUISITION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND VETERINARY CARE OF A SERVICE ANIMAL, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 242.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, WHEN SUCH ANIMAL IS DEEMED MEDICALLY NECESSARY BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN. S 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (pp) to read as follows: (PP) EVERY CONTRACT ISSUED BY A HOSPITAL SERVICES CORPORATION OR A HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE MUST PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE ACQUI- SITION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND VETERINARY CARE OF A SERVICE ANIMAL, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 242.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, WHEN SUCH ANIMAL IS DEEMED MEDICALLY NECESSARY BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN. S 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10857-01-5
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