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                                   2675
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for prenatal
   vitamins
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  10-a  of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the
 insurance law, as added by a chapter of the laws of  2024  amending  the
 insurance law relating to coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 1965-A and A. 3865-A, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (10-a)[(A)]  Every  policy  that  provides  medical, major medical, or
 similar  comprehensive-type  coverage   [and   provides   coverage   for
 prescription  drugs]  shall  provide coverage for prenatal vitamins when
 prescribed by a health care practitioner licensed, certified, or author-
 ized under title eight of the education law, and acting within  [his  or
 her] THEIR lawful scope of practice.
   [(B)  Such  coverage  may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
 rance as may be deemed appropriate by  the  superintendent  and  as  are
 consistent  with  those  established  for  other benefits within a given
 policy.]
   § 2. Paragraph 5-a of subsection (k) of section 3221 of the  insurance
 law,  as  added  by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the insurance
 law relating to coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in  legisla-
 tive  bills  numbers  S.  1965-A  and  A.  3865-A, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (5-a)[(A)] Every policy that provides medical, major medical, or simi-
 lar comprehensive-type coverage [and provides coverage for  prescription
 drugs] shall provide coverage for prenatal vitamins when prescribed by a
 health  care practitioner licensed, certified, or authorized under title

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 eight of the education law, and acting within [his or her] THEIR  lawful
 scope of practice.
   [(B)  Such  coverage  may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
 rance, as may be deemed appropriate by the  superintendent  and  as  are
 consistent  with  those  established  for  other benefits within a given
 policy.]
   § 3. Subsection (c-1) of section 4303 of the insurance law,  as  added
 by  a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the insurance law relating to
 coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 S.  1965-A and A. 3865-A, is amended to read as follows:
   (c-1)[(1)] Any contract issued by a medical expense  indemnity  corpo-
 ration,  a hospital service corporation or a health services corporation
 that provides MEDICAL,  MAJOR  MEDICAL,  OR  SIMILAR  COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE
 coverage  [for  prescription  drugs] shall provide coverage for prenatal
 vitamins when prescribed by a health care practitioner licensed,  certi-
 fied,  or  authorized under title eight of the education law, and acting
 within [his or her] THEIR lawful scope of practice.
   [(2) Such coverage may be subject to annual  deductibles  and  coinsu-
 rance  as  may  be  deemed  appropriate by the superintendent and as are
 consistent with those established for  other  benefits  within  a  given
 contract.]
   §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws  of  2024  amending  the  insurance  law
 relating  to  coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 1965-A and A. 3865-A, takes effect.