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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, PERRY, ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of  A.  J. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insur-
   ance
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02608-01-1

 A. 174                              2
 
 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.
   (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.