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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S36
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
2009-S36 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2009-S36 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S36 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to mandatory health insurance coverage for cerebral palsy PURPOSE : To provide that various health insurance policies must include coverage for treatment for cerebral palsy including coverage for therapeutic evaluations and various therapies that may be needed by an individual who has cerebral palsy. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would add a new paragraph 25 to subsection (i) of section 32 16 of the insurance law to require coverage for cerebral palsy including therapeutic evaluations and interventions, such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, intensive early intervention and behavioral and educational intervention programs for individual accident and health insurance policy provisions which provide hospital, surgical, or medical care coverage. Such coverage would be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance payments as are consistent with those necessary for other benefits within a given policy. This bill would also add a new paragraph 17 to subsection (1) of
2009-S36 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 36 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- 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 mandatory health insurance coverage for cerebral palsy THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 26 to read as follows: (26)(A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL, OR MEDICAL CARE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR CEREBRAL PALSY AND SHALL NOT EXCLUDE COVERAGE PRESCRIBED BY THE REFERRING PHYSICIAN FOR THE TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL PALSY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COVERAGE FOR THERAPEU- TIC EVALUATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS, SUCH AS SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, INTENSIVE EARLY INTERVENTION, AND BEHAVIORAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY. S 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 18 to read as follows: (18)(A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL, OR MEDICAL CARE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR CEREBRAL PALSY AND SHALL NOT EXCLUDE COVERAGE PRESCRIBED BY THE REFERRING PHYSICIAN FOR THE TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL PALSY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COVERAGE FOR THERAPEU- TIC EVALUATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS, SUCH AS SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, INTENSIVE EARLY INTERVENTION, AND BEHAVIORAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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