Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A2548
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LIFTON
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
Ellen C. Jaffee
Daniel O'Donnell
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Sandy Galef
Aileen Gunther
2017-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2548 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GALEF, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for family members of children who require psychiatric or psychological services 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 34 to read as follows: (34) (A) EVERY INSURER ISSUING A POLICY OF ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSUR- ANCE FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES OR DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF MENTAL, NERVOUS OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS OR AILMENTS SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE AND PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR FAMILY SESSIONS WHEN THE INSURED IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. IN THIS PARAGRAPH, "FAMILY SESSIONS" MEANS THERAPY SESSIONS DETER- MINED AS NECESSARY BY A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFESSIONAL IN THE STATE INVOLVING ANY FAMILY MEMBER OF AN INSURED. (B) THE COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE TREATMENT AS A FAMILY MEMBER PURSUANT TO SUCH FAMILY MEMBER'S OWN POLICY OR CONTRACT PROVIDED SUCH FAMILY MEMBER (I) DOES NOT EXCEED THE ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF FAMILY VISITS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICABLE POLICY OR CONTRACT, AND (II) IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO COVERAGE PURSUANT TO SUCH FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLICA- BLE POLICY OR CONTRACT. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 20 to read as follows: (20) (A) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES OR DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF MENTAL, NERVOUS OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS OR AILMENTS SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE AND PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR FAMILY SESSIONS WHEN THE INSURED IS UNDER EIGH- TEEN YEARS OF AGE. IN THIS PARAGRAPH, "FAMILY SESSIONS" MEANS THERAPY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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