Assembly Bill A6731C

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts "Shannon's law"

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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-A6731 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6586
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5502, S3852

2017-A6731 - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

2017-A6731 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6731
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  insurance
   companies  to  cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for
   covered persons aged thirty-five and older

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Shannon's Law".
   § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (i)  of  section
 3216  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
 medical  care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for mammography
 screening for occult breast cancer:
   (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
 covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
 first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
   (ii) [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
 through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
   (iii)]  an  annual  mammogram for covered persons aged [forty] THIRTY-
 FIVE and older.
   § 3. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (l)  of  section
 3221  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (A) Every insurer delivering a group or blanket policy  or  issuing  a
 group  or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides cover-
 age for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide  the  following
 coverage for mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10531-01-7

              

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2017-A6731A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6586
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5502, S3852

2017-A6731A - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

2017-A6731A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6731--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to enacting "Shannon's
   Law"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Shannon's Law".
   § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (i)  of  section
 3216  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
 medical  care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for mammography
 screening for occult breast cancer:
   (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
 covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
 first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
   (ii) [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
 through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
   (iii)]  an  annual  mammogram for covered persons aged [forty] THIRTY-
 FIVE and older.
   § 3. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (l)  of  section
 3221  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (A) Every insurer delivering a group or blanket policy  or  issuing  a
 group  or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides cover-
 age for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide  the  following
 coverage for mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10531-02-7

              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A6731B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6586
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5502, S3852

2017-A6731B - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

2017-A6731B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6731--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JEAN-PIERRE, SIMANOWITZ, COOK, KEARNS, WALKER,
   SEPULVEDA, COLTON, GJONAJ, JAFFEE, HYNDMAN, SKOUFIS, DICKENS,  ZEBROW-
   SKI,   SIMON,  D'URSO,  ROZIC,  ABINANTI,  BLAKE,  HOOPER,  McDONOUGH,
   M. L. MILLER, PALUMBO, MURRAY, WRIGHT,  JOYNER,  HARRIS,  BRABENEC  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. GRAF, McLAUGHLIN, THIELE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Insurance  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee -- again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to enacting "Shannon's
   Law"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Shannon's Law".
   § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (i)  of  section
 3216  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
 medical  care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for mammography
 screening for occult breast cancer:
   (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
 covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
 first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
   (ii)  a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
 through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
   (iii) UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM  FOR
 COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
   (IV) an annual mammogram for covered persons aged forty and older.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10531-04-7

              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A6731C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6586
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5502, S3852

2017-A6731C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

2017-A6731C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6731--C
                                                         Cal. No. 469
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JEAN-PIERRE, COOK, WALKER, SEPULVEDA, COLTON,
   JAFFEE, HYNDMAN, SKOUFIS, DICKENS, ZEBROWSKI,  SIMON,  D'URSO,  ROZIC,
   ABINANTI,  BLAKE,  HOOPER,  McDONOUGH,  M. L. MILLER, PALUMBO, MURRAY,
   WRIGHT, JOYNER, HARRIS, BRABENEC, GARBARINO -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
   M.  of A. THIELE, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
   committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
   ted  to  said  committee  --  ordered  to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  enacting  "Shannon's
   Law"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Shannon's Law".
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 11 of subsection (i) of section
 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  414  of  the  laws  of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (A)  Every  policy  that  provides  coverage for hospital, surgical or
 medical care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for  mammography
 screening for occult breast cancer:
   (i)  upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram, which may be
 provided by breast tomosynthesis, at any age for covered persons  having
 a  prior  history  of  breast cancer or who have a first degree relative
 with a prior history of breast cancer;
   (ii) a single baseline mammogram, which  may  be  provided  by  breast
 tomosynthesis, for covered persons aged thirty-five through thirty-nine,
 inclusive; [and]
   (iii)  UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM FOR
 COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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