Assembly Bill A1455

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement for dental restorations

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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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2021-A1455 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5966
2019-2020: A2926

2021-A1455 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring insurance policies and contracts, which provide reimbursement for dental restorations, including but not limited to, reimbursement for dental bridgework, to also provide no less than the same level of reimbursement towards the payment of a dental implant.

2021-A1455 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1455
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  reimbursement  for
   dental restorations
 
   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 36 to read as follows:
   (36)  IF  A POLICY PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DENTAL RESTORATIONS,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REIMBURSEMENT FOR DENTAL BRIDGEWORK,  SUCH
 POLICY  SHALL  ALSO PROVIDE NO LESS THAN THE SAME LEVEL OF REIMBURSEMENT
 TOWARDS THE PAYMENT OF A DENTAL IMPLANT. NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
 BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE REQUIREMENT OF THE INSURED TO PAY A COPAYMENT  OR
 DEDUCTIBLE  AS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF DENTAL BRIDGE-
 WORK.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows:
   (21) EVERY INSURER DELIVERING A GROUP POLICY OR ISSUING A GROUP POLICY
 FOR DELIVERY, IN THIS STATE, WHICH  PROVIDES  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  DENTAL
 RESTORATIONS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, REIMBURSEMENT FOR DENTAL
 BRIDGEWORK, SHALL ALSO PROVIDE NO LESS THAN THE SAME LEVEL OF REIMBURSE-
 MENT TOWARDS THE PAYMENT OF A DENTAL IMPLANT.  NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH
 SHALL BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE REQUIREMENT OF THE INSURED TO PAY A  COPAY-
 MENT  OR DEDUCTIBLE AS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF DENTAL
 BRIDGEWORK.
   § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (ss) to read as follows:
   (SS)  EVERY  CONTRACT WHICH PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR DENTAL RESTORA-
 TIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  DENTAL  BRIDGE-
 WORK,  SHALL  ALSO  PROVIDE NO LESS THAN THE SAME LEVEL OF REIMBURSEMENT
 TOWARDS THE PAYMENT OF A DENTAL IMPLANT.   NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBSECTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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