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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A2871
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEINSTEIN
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
2009-A2871 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A2871 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A2871 REPLACEMENT 5/21/10 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for the care of Alzheimer's and related disease patients PURPOSE OF BILL: To require all health insurance providers of New York State to make available, when requested by a contract holder, coverage for a designated group of non-health related services provided to Alzheimer's or related diseases' victims, These services are custodial in nature, and include crisis intervention, adult day care, home care, and respite care. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill adds insurance coverage for non-health related services required by Alzheimer's and related disease victims. Under current Insurance Law there is no provision for that group of services. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Subsection (i) of §3216 of the Insurance Law is amended by adding a new paragraph eleven. Subsection (1) of §3221 of such law is amended by adding a new paragraph twelve. JUSTIFICATION: Alzheimer's disease is a progressively degenerative neurological disorder with no known cause or cure. The course of this disease as well as other dementias usually extends over a number of years, necessitating the use of many non-health related services, such
2009-A2871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2871 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, LANCMAN, DINOWITZ, ABBATE -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRODSKY, CHRISTENSEN, COLTON, GALEF, GOTT- FRIED, HIKIND, HOOPER, JOHN, KAVANAGH, McENENY, PERALTA, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for the care of Alzheimer's and related disease patients 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 FOR SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE OR IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL CARE AS WELL AS NON-HEALTH RELATED SERVICES, SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, WHEN REQUESTED BY THE CONTRACT HOLDER, COVERAGE FOR OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S OR RELATED DISEASES. (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (I) "NON-HEALTH RELATED SERVICES" MEANS THOSE OUT-PATIENT SERVICES WHICH MEET THE CARE AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADULT DAY CARE, HOME CARE AND RESPITE CARE. (II) "CARE AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF THE PATIENT" MEANS THE MANIFESTA- TION OF SYMPTOMS WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEMORY LOSS, APHA- SIA (COMMUNICATION DISORDER), BECOMING LOST OR DISORIENTED, CONFUSION AND AGITATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR COMBATIVENESS AND INCONTINENCE. (III) "ALZHEIMER'S OR RELATED DISEASES" MEANS ANY OF THOSE IRREVERS- IBLE BRAIN DISORDERS WHICH RESULT IN THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH BUT NOT LIMITED TO MULTI-INFARCT DEMENTIAS AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE. S 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 18 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06353-01-9
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