Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
ordered to third reading cal.46 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 12, 2019 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 11, 2019 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.92 rules report cal.92 reported |
Jun 04, 2019 |
reported referred to rules |
May 30, 2019 |
reported referred to codes |
May 23, 2019 |
print number 972a |
May 23, 2019 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
Jan 14, 2019 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A972A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Bill Amendments
2019-A972 - Details
2019-A972 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 972 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting co-pay- ments for treatment at an opioid treatment program 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 31-b to read as follows: (31-B) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT AT AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL NOT IMPOSE A CO-PAYMENT FEE ON ANY INSURED FOR SUCH TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTITIONER ENGAGED IN OPIOID TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID AGONIST TREATMENT MEDICATION. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7-c to read as follows: (7-C) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT AT AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL NOT IMPOSE A CO-PAYMENT FEE ON ANY INSURED FOR SUCH TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTITIONER ENGAGED IN OPIOID TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID AGONIST TREATMENT MEDICATION. § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (l-3) to read as follows: (L-3) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT AT AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL NOT IMPOSE A CO-PAYMENT FEE ON ANY INSURED FOR SUCH TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTITIONER ENGAGED IN OPIOID TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID AGONIST TREATMENT MEDICATION. § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on and after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Jonathan Jacobson
Michael DenDekker
Robert C. Carroll
David Weprin
multi-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
2019-A972A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A972A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 972--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting co-pay- ments for treatment at an opioid treatment program 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 31-b to read as follows: (31-B) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT AT AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL NOT IMPOSE A CO-PAYMENT FEE DURING THE COURSE OF TREATMENT ON ANY INSURED FOR SUCH TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTITIONER ENGAGED IN OPIOID TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID AGONIST TREAT- MENT MEDICATION. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7-c to read as follows: (7-C) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT AT AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL NOT IMPOSE A CO-PAYMENT FEE DURING THE COURSE OF TREATMENT ON ANY INSURED FOR SUCH TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTITIONER ENGAGED IN OPIOID TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID AGONIST TREAT- MENT MEDICATION. § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (l-3) to read as follows: (L-3) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT AT AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL NOT IMPOSE A CO-PAYMENT FEE DURING THE COURSE OF TREATMENT ON ANY INSURED FOR SUCH TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR PRACTITIONER ENGAGED IN OPIOID TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID AGONIST TREAT- MENT MEDICATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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