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Senate Bill S2249
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance 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
2019-S2249 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S2249 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2249 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurance coverage for the cost of donated breast milk SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include coverage for the cost of donated breast milk. Section 2. Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include coverage for the cost of donated breast milk. Section 3. Every contract issued by a hospital services corporation or a health services corporation which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include coverage for the cost of the donated breast milk. JUSTIFICATION:
2019-S2249 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2249 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 requiring insurance coverage for the cost of donated breast milk 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 35 to read as follows: (35) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE COST OF DONATED BREAST MILK. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows: (21) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE COST OF DONATED BREAST MILK. § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (ss) to read as follows: (SS) EVERY CONTRACT ISSUED BY A HOSPITAL SERVICES CORPORATION OR A HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE COST OF DONATED BREAST MILK. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05126-01-9
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