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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Feb 06, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S1761
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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-S1761 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Legislative Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §68, Leg L; add §215, Ins L
2009-S1761 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires that bills which relate to mandating certain health insurance coverage be reviewed by the superintendent of insurance to assess the impact of such mandate including cost; requires the superintendent of insurance to study the costs and other aspects of existing health insurance coverage mandates.
2009-S1761 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1761 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the legislative law and the insurance law, in relation to mandated health insurance benefits PURPOSE : To better ascertain the costs associated with proposed and existing mandated health insurance benefits. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one declares legislative intent. Section two adds a new §68 to the Legislative Law to require that legislation mandating health insurance benefits be reviewed by the Superintendent of Insurance prior to legislative action. Section three adds a new §213 to the Insurance Law to provide for that review by the Superintendent. Section four requires the Superintendent to study costs and other aspects of existing mandates. Section five is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Numerous pieces of legislation are introduced annually which seek to mandate specific health insurance benefits or seek to require insurers to cover the services of a particular health care provider. Some of these proposals may improve the cost/benefit status of health care, while others may be more costly than can be justified. Unfortunately,
2009-S1761 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1761 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the insurance law, in relation to mandated health insurance benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that there is a growing crisis in both the availability and cost of health insurance. Millions of New Yorkers, many of whom are employed, are uninsured. Many persons who would otherwise purchase individual coverage are precluded from doing so because of the cost. Numerous factors can be tied to the escalating cost of health insurance such as the aging population, tech- nological advances, the cost of malpractice insurance and the unknown cost of mandated benefits and services. The legislature further finds a need to explore every avenue which might lead to lower costs and increased availability of health insur- ance. The legislature therefore desires to examine the process by which mandated benefits and services are incorporated into New York's statutes and to evaluate the costs associated with the existing statutory and regulatory requirements which mandate the current coverages and services. Therefore, the legislature declares that no bills which mandate a particular benefit or service shall be considered by a stand- ing committee until a full assessment, by the New York state insurance department, is made of the impact of the proposed mandated benefit. Further, the legislature directs the superintendent of insurance to undertake a study of existing health insurance mandates, concentrating on several specific aspects and possible consequences of mandated bene- fits and services. S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 68 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04065-01-9
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