Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 22, 2010 |
referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 09, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 08, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 07, 2010 |
1st report cal.757 |
May 27, 2010 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S7977
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
2009-S7977 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7977 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that every policy which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care or provides reimbursement for laboratory tests or diagnostic X-rays shall provide coverage for testing of familial dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs; provides that in order to maintain the confidentiality of persons tested, receipt of acknowledgement from the testing facility shall be deemed sufficient evidence of testing.
2009-S7977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7977 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to reimbursement for testing for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To authorize reimbursement for testing for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's disease, and Tay-Sachs. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends subsection (1) of Section 3216, subsection (1) of Section 3221 and Section 4303 of the Insurance Law, to authorize reimbursement for Familial Dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs testing. The bill also states that on order to maintain the confidentiality of persons tested, receipt of acknowledgement from the testing facility shall be deemed sufficient evidence of testing. JUSTIFICATION: Familial Dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs are genetic diseases which cause degeneration of the nervous system, and result in death. No treatment is currently available for any of these diseases; however, an infant can only be afflicted with the disease
2009-S7977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7977 I N S E N A T E May 27, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 reimbursement for testing for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs 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 27 to read as follows: (27) (A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE OR PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABORATORY TESTS OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR TESTING FOR FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA, CANAVAN'S DISEASE AND TAY-SACHS. (B) SUCH COVERAGE SHALL BE INCLUDED AT THE INCEPTION OF ALL NEW POLI- CIES AND, WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER POLICIES, AT ANY ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE POLICY SUBJECT TO EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY. (C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CONFIDEN- TIALITY OF PERSONS TESTED, RECEIPT OF AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE LABORA- TORY PERFORMING THE TEST FOR FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA, CANAVAN'S DISEASE AND TAY-SACHS SHALL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH TESTING. (D) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND CO-INSU- RANCE 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) A GROUP POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE OR PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABORATORY TESTS OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR TESTING FOR FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA, CANAVAN'S DISEASE AND TAY-SACHS. (B) SUCH COVERAGE SHALL BE INCLUDED AT THE INCEPTION OF ALL NEW POLI- CIES AND, WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER POLICIES, AT ANY ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE POLICY SUBJECT TO EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02760-02-0
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