Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Feb 05, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A4675
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COLTON
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
Michael G. Miller
Jo Anne Simon
Carmen E. Arroyo
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Clifford Crouch
Earlene Hooper
N. Nick Perry
2015-A4675 (ACTIVE) - Details
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
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