Assembly Bill A3826

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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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-A3826 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1263
2011-2012: A1235
2013-2014: A1476
2015-2016: A4675
2019-2020: A4812
2021-2022: A4111

2017-A3826 (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.

2017-A3826 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3826
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COLTON, M. G. MILLER, ARROYO, SIMON -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.  of A. COOK, CROUCH, HOOPER, RIVERA, TITONE,  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 20 to read as follows:
   (20) 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.
   § 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 REPLACE-
 MENT OF A PROSTHETIC LIMB AFTER AMPUTATION IF SAID  PROSTHETIC  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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04980-01-7

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