Senate Bill S6118A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes "The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act"; relates to the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility

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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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2023-S6118 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6177
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L

2023-S6118 - Summary

Establishes "The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act"; relates to the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility.

2023-S6118 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6118 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6118
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in  relation  to  the  definition  of
   infertility and health insurance coverage for in-vitro fertilization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Equity  in
 Fertility Treatment Act".
   §  2.  Items  (v)  and  (vii)  of  subparagraph  (C) of paragraph 6 of
 subsection (k) of section 3221 of  the  insurance  law,  as  amended  by
 section  1  of  part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, are amended to
 read as follows:
   (v)(I) For the purposes  of  this  paragraph,  "infertility"  means  a
 disease  or  condition  characterized  by  the  incapacity to impregnate
 another person or to conceive, defined by (A) the failure to establish a
 clinical pregnancy after twelve months of  regular,  unprotected  sexual
 intercourse  or  therapeutic  donor insemination, or after six months of
 regular, unprotected sexual intercourse or therapeutic  donor  insemina-
 tion  for  a  female  thirty-five  years of age or older; (B) A PERSON'S
 INABILITY TO REPRODUCE EITHER AS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR WITH THEIR PART-
 NER WITHOUT MEDICAL INTERVENTION;  OR  (C)  A  LICENSED  PHYSICIAN'S  OR
 OSTEOPATHIC  PHYSICIAN'S  FINDINGS BASED ON A PATIENT'S MEDICAL, SEXUAL,
 OR REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY, AGE, PHYSICAL FINDINGS, OR DIAGNOSTIC  TESTING.
 Earlier  evaluation  and treatment may be warranted based on an individ-
 ual's medical, SEXUAL, OR REPRODUCTIVE history [or], AGE, physical find-
 ings, OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.
   (II) For purposes of this paragraph, "iatrogenic infertility" means an
 impairment of fertility by surgery,  radiation,  chemotherapy  or  other
 medical treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes.
   (vii)  Every  large  group  policy delivered or issued for delivery in
 this state that provides medical, major medical  or  similar  comprehen-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10106-02-3
              

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2023-S6118A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6177
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L

2023-S6118A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes "The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act"; relates to the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility.

2023-S6118A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6118A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6118--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance  --  recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in  relation  to  the  definition  of
   infertility and health insurance coverage for in-vitro fertilization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Equity  in
 Fertility Treatment Act".
   §  2.  Items  (v)  and  (vii)  of  subparagraph  (C) of paragraph 6 of
 subsection (k) of section 3221 of  the  insurance  law,  as  amended  by
 section  1  of  part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, are amended to
 read as follows:
   (v)(I) For the purposes  of  this  paragraph,  "infertility"  means  a
 disease  or  condition  characterized  by  the  incapacity to impregnate
 another person or to conceive, defined by (A) the failure to establish a
 clinical pregnancy after twelve months of  regular,  unprotected  sexual
 intercourse  or  therapeutic  donor insemination, or after six months of
 regular, unprotected sexual intercourse or therapeutic  donor  insemina-
 tion  for  a  female  thirty-five  years of age or older; (B) A PERSON'S
 INABILITY TO REPRODUCE EITHER AS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR WITH THEIR PART-
 NER WITHOUT MEDICAL INTERVENTION;  OR  (C)  A  LICENSED  PHYSICIAN'S  OR
 OSTEOPATHIC  PHYSICIAN'S  FINDINGS BASED ON A PATIENT'S MEDICAL, SEXUAL,
 OR REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY, AGE, PHYSICAL FINDINGS, OR DIAGNOSTIC  TESTING.
 Earlier  evaluation  and treatment may be warranted based on an individ-
 ual's medical, SEXUAL, OR REPRODUCTIVE history [or], AGE, physical find-
 ings, OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10106-04-3
 S. 6118--A                          2
 
              

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