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Senate Bill S6551
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 30th Senate District
2025-S6551 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6561
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2025-S6551 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6551 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to including image-guided biopsies under certain insurance coverage for breast cancer screening PURPOSE: This bill would require coverage for image-guided breast biopsies. Image-guided breast biopsies confirm the presence or absence of malig- nant tissue and are used to guide treatment if necessary. Patient out- of-pocket costs for image-guided breast biopsy can run in the thousands of dollars depending on site-of-service, making cost a barrier to access and timely diagnosis. Access to cancer screening and treatment should not be reliant upon a patient's ò ability to pay for these biopsies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 3216 of the insurance law.
2025-S6551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6551 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 including image-guided biopsies under certain insurance coverage for breast cancer screening THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Item (iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: (iv) upon the recommendation of a physician, screening and diagnostic imaging, including diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, IMAGE- GUIDED BREAST BIOPSIES, or magnetic resonance imaging, recommended by nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines for the detection of breast cancer. For the purposes of this item, "nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines" means evidence-based clinical practice guidelines informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits, and risks of alternative care options intended to opti- mize patient care developed by independent organizations or medical professional societies utilizing a transparent methodology and reporting structure and with a conflict of interest policy. § 2. Item (v) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: (v) upon the recommendation of a physician, screening and diagnostic imaging, including diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, IMAGE- GUIDED BREAST BIOPSIES, or magnetic resonance imaging, recommended by nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines for the detection of breast cancer. For the purposes of this item, "nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines" means evidence-based clinical practice guidelines informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits, and risks of alternative care options intended to opti- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10190-04-5
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