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Senate Bill S563

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides health insurance coverage for proven systems of smoking cessation treatments, approved by primary care physician

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2009-S563 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3221, Ins L

2009-S563 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurance carriers to provide insurance coverage for proven systems of smoking cessation treatments where such treatments are approved by the primary care physician of the covered person.

2009-S563 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S563 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   563

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  providing  health
  insurance coverage for smoking cessation treatments

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

  Section 1. Section 3221 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
new subsection (r) to read as follows:
  (R)(1)  EVERY INSURER DELIVERING OR ISSUING FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE
A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL  OR  MEDICAL
EXPENSE  COVERAGE  MUST  PROVIDE  COVERAGE FOR PROVEN SYSTEMS OF SMOKING
CESSATION TREATMENTS.
  (2) A SYSTEM OF SMOKING CESSATION APPROVED IN WRITING BY  THE  COVERED
PERSON'S PRIMARY PHYSICIAN SHALL BE DEEMED A PROVEN SYSTEM.
  (3)  SUCH COVERAGE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE INCEPTION OF ALL NEW
POLICIES AND, WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER  POLICIES,  AT  THE  ANNIVERSARY
DATE   OF  THE  POLICY  NEXT  SUCCEEDING  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
SUBSECTION.
  S 2. 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
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04591-01-9

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