Assembly Bill A10190

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to access to prescription drugs for chronic weight management

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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-A10190 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9584
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §368-g, Soc Serv L

2023-A10190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires managed care providers and the medical assistance program shall cover prescription drugs approved by the federal food and drug administration for chronic weight management in adults with obesity with at least one weight-related condition.

2023-A10190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10190
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Blumencranz)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to expanding access
   to  prescription  drugs approved by the FDA for chronic weight manage-
   ment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 368-g to read as follows:
   § 368-G. CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT  PRESCRIPTION  DRUG  ACCESSIBILITY.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, MANAGED CARE
 PROVIDERS AND THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM  SHALL  COVER  PRESCRIPTION
 DRUGS  APPROVED  BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR CHRONIC
 WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN ADULTS WITH OBESITY WITH AT LEAST ONE WEIGHT-RELAT-
 ED CONDITION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15451-01-4

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