Assembly Bill A10063

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "pediatric cancer neuropsychological needs assessment act"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A10063 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8750
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

2023-A10063 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "pediatric cancer neuropsychological needs assessment act"; requires insurers to provide coverage for neuropsychological assessments for children with pediatric cancers which affect brain development or function.

2023-A10063 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10063
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   insurance  policies  to  provide coverage for neuropsychological exams
   for children with pediatric cancers which affect brain development  or
   function
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "pediatric cancer neuropsychological needs assessment act".
   § 2. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 39 to read as follows:
   (39)  EVERY  POLICY  THAT  PROVIDES  MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR
 COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL  PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR  COMPREHENSIVE
 EVALUATIONS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS UP TO AGE TWENTY-SIX WITH PEDIATRIC CANCER
 OR BRAIN TUMORS, AND SHALL NOT EXCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE SCREENING, DIAG-
 NOSIS OR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OTHERWISE COVERED BY SUCH POLI-
 CY.  SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL  EXAM-
 INATIONS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL LITERATURE FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING MEMORY, LANGUAGE, AND EXECUTIVE  FUNCTION  CHAL-
 LENGES  AND  DETERMINING  THE  PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL
 WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL TESTED.
   § 3. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows:
   (22) EVERY LARGE GROUP POLICY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL  OR
 SIMILAR  COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE  COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR COMPRE-
 HENSIVE EVALUATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS UP TO AGE TWENTY-SIX WITH  PEDIATRIC
 CANCER  OR  BRAIN TUMORS, AND SHALL NOT EXCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE SCREEN-
 ING, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OTHERWISE  COVERED  BY
 SUCH  POLICY. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGI-
 CAL EXAMINATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH  EVIDENCE-BASED  MEDICAL  LITERATURE
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING MEMORY, LANGUAGE, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
 CHALLENGES AND DETERMINING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL
 WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL TESTED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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