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                                   3652
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, JAFFEE, PERRY, TITUS, ROZIC, SIMOTAS --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  MOSLEY,  RIVERA  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for prenatal
   vitamins
 
   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 10-a to read as follows:
   (10-A)(A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS
 SHALL  PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS WHEN PRESCRIBED OR ORDERED
 BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO  PRESCRIBE  UNDER  TITLE
 EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
 AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
 WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
   § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 5-a to read as follows:
   (5-A)(A)  EVERY  GROUP  OR  BLANKET POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR
 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE  FOR  PRENATAL  VITAMINS  WHEN
 PRESCRIBED  OR  ORDERED  BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO
 PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO  ANNUAL  DEDUCTIBLES  AND  COINSU-
 RANCE,  AS  MAY  BE  DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE
 CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR  OTHER  BENEFITS  WITHIN  A  GIVEN
 POLICY.
   §  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
   (C-1)(1) EVERY  CONTRACT  ISSUED  BY  A  CORPORATION  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  WHICH  PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION
 DRUGS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS  WHEN  PRESCRIBED  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 ORDERED  BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER
 TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (2) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
 AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
 WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN CONTRACT.
   §  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
 policies issued, reissued, renewed, modified or amended on or after such
 date.