Assembly Bill A2420

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the coverage of hospice services and palliative care for HEALTHY NY insurance policies

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  • 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

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2017-A2420 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4326, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11185
2011-2012: A3626
2013-2014: A2150
2015-2016: A1366

2017-A2420 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the coverage of hospice services and palliative care for HEALTHY NY insurance policies.

2017-A2420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2420
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CROUCH, MONTESANO -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  the  coverage  of
   hospice services and palliative care for HEALTHY NY insurance policies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 4326 of  the  insurance  law,  as
 amended  by  section  56 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) A qualifying group health insurance contract shall provide  cover-
 age  for  the  essential  health  benefit package as required in section
 2707(a) of the public health service act, 42 U.S.C.  §  300gg-6(a).  For
 purposes  of  this  subsection "essential health benefits package" shall
 have the meaning set forth in section 1302(a)  of  the  affordable  care
 act,  42  U.S.C. § 18022(a).  IN ADDITION TO SUCH COVERAGE, A QUALIFYING
 GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACT SHALL ALSO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR  HOSPICE
 SERVICES  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW AND PALLIATIVE CARE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED
 SEVEN-N OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04329-01-7

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