NY State Senate Bill 2017-S7163

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to insurance

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10660
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S1493, A4506
2021-2022: A5496

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that policies issued in this state that provide coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary cancer treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to a covered person.

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7163

SPONSOR: JACOBS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage for
standard fertility preservation services made necessary by cancer treat-
ment

 
PURPOSE:

To require health insurance policies to provide coverage for standard
fertility preservation when a necessary cancer treatment may directly or
indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to a covered person.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends paragraph 13 of subsection (i) of section
3216 of insurance law by adding subparagraph (C) which provides that
health insurance policies issued in the state shall provide coverage for
standard fertility treatment when a necessary cancer treatment may

directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to a covered person
in regards to individual accident and health insurance policy
provisions. This section also defines iatrogenic infertility.

Section 2 of the bill amends paragraph 6 of subsection (k) of section
3221 of insurance law by adding subparagraph (E) which provides that
health insurance policies issued in the state shall provide coverage for
standard fertility treatment when a necessary cancer treatment may
directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to a covered person
in regards to group or blanket accident and health insurance policies.
This section also defines iatrogenic infertility.

Section 3 of the bill amends subsection (s) of section 4303 of insurance
law by adding paragraph 5 which provides that health insurance policies
issued in the state shall provide coverage for standard fertility treat-
ment when a necessary cancer treatment may directly or indirectly cause
iatrogenic infertility to a covered person in regards to medical expense
indemnity corporations. The section also defines iatrogenic infertility.

Section 4 of the bill is the enacting clause.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Iatrogenic infertility is a condition that arises as a result of neces-
sary medical treatment. This form of infertility is most commonly asso-
ciated with the use of certain types of chemotherapy, radiation, medica-
tion or surgery relating to cancer treatment. According to the American
Journal of Managed Care in 2016, approximately 150,000 individuals in
the United States were diagnosed with cancer during their reproductive
years with women having up to an 80% chance of reproductive compromise
and men having up to a 70% chance of reproductive compromise. This bill
would assist those receiving these cancer treatments by requiring insur-
ance policies to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation
prior to a necessary cancer treatment that may result in iatrogenic
infertility.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7163
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  JACOBS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage for
   standard fertility preservation  services  made  necessary  by  cancer
   treatment

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 13 of subsection  (i)  of  section  3216  of  the
 insurance  law  is  amended  by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as
 follows:
   (C) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS  STATE  THAT
 PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL PROVIDE
 COVERAGE FOR STANDARD FERTILITY PRESERVATION SERVICES WHEN  A  NECESSARY
 CANCER TREATMENT MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSE IATROGENIC INFERTILITY
 TO  A  COVERED  PERSON.    COVERAGE UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE
 SUBJECT TO ANY RESTRICTIONS BASED UPON THE AGE OF  THE  COVERED  PERSON.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "IATROGENIC INFERTILITY" MEANS AN
 IMPAIRMENT  OF  FERTILITY  BY  SURGERY, RADIATION, CHEMOTHERAPY OR OTHER
 CANCER TREATMENT AFFECTING REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OR PROCESSES.
   § 2. Paragraph 6 of subsection (k) of section 3221  of  the  insurance
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
   (E)  EVERY GROUP POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE
 THAT PROVIDES HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL  OR  MEDICAL  COVERAGE  SHALL  PROVIDE
 COVERAGE  FOR  STANDARD FERTILITY PRESERVATION SERVICES WHEN A NECESSARY
 CANCER TREATMENT MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSE IATROGENIC INFERTILITY
 TO A COVERED PERSON.   COVERAGE UNDER THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  SHALL  NOT  BE
 SUBJECT  TO  ANY  RESTRICTIONS BASED UPON THE AGE OF THE COVERED PERSON.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "IATROGENIC INFERTILITY" MEANS AN
 IMPAIRMENT OF FERTILITY BY SURGERY,  RADIATION,  CHEMOTHERAPY  OR  OTHER
 CANCER TREATMENT AFFECTING REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OR PROCESSES.
   §  3.  Subsection (s) of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended
 by section 2 of part K of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, is amended  by
 adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13760-03-7

 S. 7163                             2
 
   (5)  EVERY CONTRACT ISSUED BY A MEDICAL EXPENSE INDEMNITY CORPORATION,
 HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION OR HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION FOR  DELIVERY
 IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE SHALL
 PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR  STANDARD  FERTILITY PRESERVATION SERVICES WHEN A
 NECESSARY  CANCER  TREATMENT MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSE IATROGENIC
 INFERTILITY TO A COVERED PERSON.   COVERAGE UNDER THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL
 NOT  BE  SUBJECT  TO  ANY RESTRICTIONS BASED UPON THE AGE OF THE COVERED
 PERSON.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "IATROGENIC  INFERTILITY"
 MEANS  AN IMPAIRMENT OF FERTILITY BY SURGERY, RADIATION, CHEMOTHERAPY OR
 OTHER CANCER TREATMENT AFFECTING REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OR PROCESSES.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
 policies issued, renewed, altered or modified on or after such date.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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