Senate Bill S742

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to coverage for prenatal vitamins

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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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2025-S742 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2675
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L (as proposed in S.1965-A & A.3865-A)

2025-S742 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to coverage for prenatal vitamins and related insurance coverages.

2025-S742 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S742 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    742
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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