Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 03, 2024 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.301 substituted for a1619a |
Jun 03, 2024 |
substituted by s1001a rules report cal.301 reported reported referred to rules |
May 22, 2024 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 17, 2024 |
print number 1619a |
May 17, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to insurance |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to insurance |
Jan 17, 2023 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A1619A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Current Bill Status Via S1001 - 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Harry B. Bronson
2023-A1619 - Details
2023-A1619 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1619 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the preferred drug program from restricting or imposing delays in the distribution of antiretroviral prescription drugs to certain persons; to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting managed care programs from restricting or imposing delays in the distribution of antiretroviral prescription drugs to certain persons; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurers from restrict- ing or imposing delays in the distribution of antiretroviral prescription drugs to certain persons THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 273 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 11. NO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION, STEP THERAPY, OR ANY OTHER PROTOCOL THAT COULD RESTRICT OR DELAY THE DISPENSING OF THE DRUG SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANTIRETROVIRAL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO A PERSON IN A STATE PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF THE HUMAN IMMUNO- DEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS). § 2. Section 364-j of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 26-d to read as follows: 26-D. MANAGED CARE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT SUBJECT AN ANTIRETROVIRAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRESCRIBED TO A PERSON FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) TO A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT, STEP THERAPY, OR ANY OTHER PROTOCOL THAT COULD RESTRICT OR DELAY THE DISPENSING OF THE DRUG. § 3. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 39 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04099-01-3 A. 1619 2
co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Harry B. Bronson
Erik Dilan
2023-A1619A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A1619A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1619--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurers from restricting or imposing delays in the distribution of antiretro- viral prescription drugs to certain persons 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 39 to read as follows: (39) NO POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR ANTIRETROVIRAL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODE- FICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) SHALL SUBJECT SUCH DRUGS TO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows: (22) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR ANTIRETROVIRAL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) SHALL NOT SUBJECT SUCH DRUG TO A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT. § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (vv) to read as follows: (VV) ANY CONTRACT ISSUED BY A MEDICAL EXPENSE INDEMNITY CORPORATION, A HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION OR A HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR ANTIRETROVIRAL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR THE TREAT- MENT OR PREVENTION OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) OR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) SHALL NOT SUBJECT SUCH DRUG TO A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT. § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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