Assembly Bill A2451

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to coverage for the treatment of asthma

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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-A2451 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4934
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L; amd §§3216 & 3221, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10086, S7336
2023-2024: A9826, S4889

2021-A2451 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to coverage for the treatment of asthma.

2021-A2451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2451
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, LUPARDO, BARRON, DAVILA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,
   O'DONNELL,  DARLING  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
   Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the social  services  law  and  the  insurance  law,  in
   relation to coverage for the treatment of asthma

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (r) of subdivision 2  of  section  365-a  of  the
 social  services  law, as added by section 32 of part C of chapter 58 of
 the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   (r) asthma self-management training services for persons OR PARENTS OF
 PERSONS diagnosed with asthma INCLUDING INFORMATION  ON  PROPER  USE  OF
 DEVICES SUCH AS SPACERS, VALVED HOLDING CHAMBERS AND MASKS, AND TRIGGERS
 IN  THE  ENVIRONMENT  WHICH  SHOULD  BE  AVOIDED  OR  MANAGED, when such
 services are ordered by a physician, registered  physician's  assistant,
 registered  nurse  practitioner,  or  licensed midwife and provided by a
 licensed, registered, or certified health care professional,  as  deter-
 mined  by  the  commissioner  of  health,  who is certified as an asthma
 educator by the National  Asthma  Educator  Certification  Board,  or  a
 successor  national  certification  board;  provided,  however, that the
 provisions of this paragraph shall not take effect unless all  necessary
 approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained to receive
 federal  financial  participation  in  the costs of health care services
 provided pursuant to this paragraph.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be
 construed to modify any licensure, certification or  scope  of  practice
 provision under title eight of the education law.
   § 2. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 15-b to read as follows:
   (15-B)  (A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE THAT INCLUDES
 COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN A PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND EVERY POLICY
 WHICH PROVIDES MAJOR  MEDICAL  OR  SIMILAR  COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE  COVERAGE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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