Assembly Bill A430

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain health insurance policies to cover scalp cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment; repealer

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2025-A430 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S774
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §3216 sub§ (i) ¶12-b, amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §4, Chap of 2024 (as proposed in S.2063-A & A.38-A)

2025-A430 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain large group health insurance policies and contracts to cover scalp cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment.

2025-A430 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    430
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   large  group  health  insurance  policies and contracts to cover scalp
   cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemothera-
   py treatment; to amend a chapter of the  laws  of  2024  amending  the
   insurance  law  relating  to  providing  health insurance coverage for
   scalp cooling systems for  the  preservation  of  hair  during  cancer
   chemotherapy  treatment,  as  proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
   2063-A and A. 38-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof;  and  to
   repeal certain provisions of the insurance law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 12-b 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 providing health insurance coverage for  scalp
 cooling  systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemotherapy
 treatment, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  2063-A  and  A.
 38-A, is REPEALED.
   § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (12-b) of subsection (l) of section
 3221  of  the  insurance  law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024
 amending the insurance law relating to providing health insurance cover-
 age for scalp cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer
 chemotherapy treatment, as proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.
 2063-A and A. 38-A, is amended to read as follows:
   (A)  Every LARGE GROUP policy delivered or issued for delivery in this
 state that provides medical, major medical,  or  similar  comprehensive-
 type  coverage and provides coverage cancer chemotherapy treatment shall
 provide coverage for scalp  cooling  systems  used  in  connection  with
 cancer  chemotherapy  treatment.  Coverage provided under this paragraph
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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