Assembly Bill A3903

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits co-pays for certain short term opioid drug prescriptions

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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-A3903 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3497
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3216, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10435
2017-2018: A3528, S3666
2019-2020: A6139, S279
2023-2024: A3476, S790

2021-A3903 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits insurance companies from imposing a co-pay pursuant to a follow up visit with a physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription which was initially written for seven days or less.

2021-A3903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3903
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO, SALKA, REILLY, SAYEGH -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurance
   companies from imposing a co-pay pursuant to a follow up visit with  a
   physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription

   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)   EVERY   POLICY   WHICH   PROVIDES   COVERAGE  FOR  OPIOID  DRUG
 PRESCRIPTIONS SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY FEE, CO-PAYMENT, CO-INSURANCE, DEDUC-
 TIBLE OR OTHER CONDITION  ON  ANY  INSURED  WHO  REQUIRES  A  FOLLOW  UP
 APPOINTMENT  TO  RECEIVE  AN  ADDITIONAL  OPIOID  DRUG PRESCRIPTION OR A
 REFILL OF AN OPIOID DRUG PRESCRIPTION AFTER AN INITIAL PRESCRIPTION  FOR
 SUCH  OPIOID  DRUG  PRESCRIPTION WHICH WAS WRITTEN FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN
 DAYS OR LESS. SUCH PROHIBITION ON  ANY  FEE,  CO-PAYMENT,  CO-INSURANCE,
 DEDUCTIBLE  OR  OTHER  CONDITION  IS  LIMITED TO ONE VISIT OR ONE REFILL
 AFTER THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OR  PRESCRIPTION.    UPON  ANY  SUBSEQUENT
 CONSULTATION  FOR  THE SAME PAIN, THE PRACTITIONER MAY ISSUE, IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION,  ANY  APPROPRIATE  RENEWAL,  REFILL,  OR  NEW
 PRESCRIPTION FOR THE OPIOID OR ANY OTHER DRUG.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07487-01-1

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