Assembly Bill A6913

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services

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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-A6913 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6038
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10322, S8011
2017-2018: A6103, S7636
2019-2020: A2925, S4560
2021-2022: A3165, S5071

2023-A6913 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services.

2023-A6913 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6913
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law, in relation to mandatory health
   insurance coverage for acupuncture services
 
   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 39 to read as follows:
   (39) EVERY POLICY ISSUED WITHIN THE  HEALTH  BENEFIT  EXCHANGE  ESTAB-
 LISHED  PURSUANT TO SECTION 1311 OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, 42 U.S.C. §
 18031, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW PROVIDED
 BY AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED, AUTHORIZED, OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE
 ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY OF THE EDUCATION LAW. HOWEVER, ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT
 AND SERVICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO  REASONABLE  DEDUCTIBLE,  CO-PAYMENT  AND
 CO-INSURANCE  AMOUNT,  REASONABLE  FEE OR BENEFIT LIMITS, AND REASONABLE
 UTILIZATION REVIEW, PROVIDED THAT ANY SUCH  AMOUNTS,  LIMITS  OR  REVIEW
 SHALL  BE NO GREATER THAN OTHER ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS COVERED BY THE
 POLICY AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT ANY SUCH  AMOUNTS,  LIMITS,  OR  REVIEW
 SHALL  NOT  FUNCTION  TO  DIRECT  TREATMENT  IN  A MANNER DISCRIMINATIVE
 AGAINST ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT. NOTHING  HEREIN  SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED  AS
 IMPENDING  OR PREVENTING EITHER THE PROVISION OR COVERAGE OF ACUPUNCTURE
 TREATMENT AND SERVICES BY  DULY  LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED  ACUPUNCTURIST,
 WITHIN  THE  LAWFUL  SCOPE  OF  THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE, IN HOSPITAL
 FACILITIES ON A STAFF OR EMPLOYEE BASIS.
   § 2. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (vv) to read as follows:
   (VV)  EVERY  POLICY  ISSUED  WITHIN THE HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1311 OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, 42 U.S.C.  §
 18031,  SHALL  PROVIDE  COVERAGE FOR ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW  PROVIDED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03036-02-3

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