Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to insurance |
Feb 04, 2019 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A4316
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GLICK
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
Al Taylor
Aravella Simotas
Jonathan Jacobson
Robert C. Carroll
2019-A4316 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A4316 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4316 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage of the diag- nosis and treatment of infertility 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) (I) NO POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL LIMIT OR RESTRICT, OR PLACE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS UPON, SUCH COVERAGE, WHEN AN INSURED HAS A PARTNER OF THE SAME SEX. COVERAGE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUCH INSUREDS ON THE SAME BASIS AND CONDITIONS AS PROVIDED TO INSUREDS WITH A PARTNER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX. (II) AN INSURER SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT REQUIRE AS A CONDITION OF COVERAGE THAT AN INSURED WHO HAS A PARTNER OF THE SAME SEX THAT: (I) THE INSURED'S PARTNER'S SPERM BE USED IN THE COVERED TREATMENTS OR PROCEDURES; OR (II) THE INSURED DEMONSTRATE INFER- TILITY EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF A HISTORY OF UNSUCCESSFUL HETEROSEXUAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. (III) IN THE EVENT THAT A POLICY PROVIDES COVERAGE OF IN VITRO FERTI- LIZATION, SUCH POLICY SHALL NOT LIMIT OR RESTRICT, OR PLACE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS UPON, SUCH COVERAGE WHEN AN INSURED HAS A PARTNER OF THE SAME SEX. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUCH INSUREDS ON THE SAME BASIS AND CONDITIONS AS PROVIDED TO INSUREDS WITH A PARTNER OF THE OPPO- SITE SEX. § 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) (I) NO GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL LIMIT OR RESTRICT, OR PLACE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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