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Assembly Bill A3393

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Amends provisions relating to medicare supplemental insurance

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2009-A3393 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3218, Ins L

2009-A3393 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions relating to medicare supplemental insurance; requires every authorized health maintenance organization engaged in issuing for delivery in this state insurance policies to accept medicare insurance and not deny coverage to any qualified applicant.

2009-A3393 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3393

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. EDDINGTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, SWEENEY, GALEF, DelMONTE,
  JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to medicare supplemental
  insurance

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 3218 of the insurance law is amended by adding two
new subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
  (E) EVERY AUTHORIZED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN  ISSU-
ING  FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE INSURANCE POLICIES SHALL ACCEPT MEDICARE
INSURANCE AND SHALL NOT DENY COVERAGE TO ANY QUALIFIED APPLICANT.
  (F) EVERY AUTHORIZED INSURER ENGAGED IN ISSUING FOR DELIVERY  IN  THIS
STATE  POLICIES  FOR  MEDICARE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION INSURANCE
SHALL NOT DENY COVERAGE TO ANY QUALIFIED APPLICANT OR  CANCEL  ANY  SUCH
POLICY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04576-01-9

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