Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jun 19, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6007
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance 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
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S6007 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1267
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221, 4303 & 4322, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S3510, A5502
2009-S6007 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6007 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the purchase of prescription drugs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Prohibits health insurance policies from mandating their insured to purchase prescribed drugs from a mail order pharmacy. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Subsection (i) of Section 3216 of the insurance law is amended to preclude health insurance policies from mandating that their insured purchase prescribed drugs from mail order pharmacies. Such policies are also precluded from imposing a co-payment fee or other condition on an insured who chooses not to purchase from a designated mail order pharmacy. A new paragraph 20 is also added to subsection (1) of Section 3221 of such law and a new Subsection (aa) is likewise added to section 4303 to impose such a prohibition on all policies of health insurance in the state including those issued by health services or medical expense indemnity corporations issuing group contracts. JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S6007 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6007 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 19, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the purchase of prescription drugs 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) NO POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIBED DRUGS SHALL MANDATE THAT THE SAME BE PURCHASED BY THE INSURED FROM A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY, NOR MAY SUCH POLICY IMPOSE A CO-PAYMENT FEE OR OTHER CONDITION ON ANY INSURED WHO ELECTS TO PURCHASE DRUGS FROM OTHER THAN A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY WHICH IS NOT ALSO IMPOSED ON INSUREDS ELECTING TO PURCHASE DRUGS FROM A DESIGNATED MAIL ORDER PHARMACY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT SUPERSEDE THE TERMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR APPLY TO A POLICY THAT IS THE RESULT OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN EMPLOYER AND A RECOGNIZED OR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION. NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL ALTER ANY PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS THIRTEEN AND THIRTEEN-O OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND THE USE OF MAIL ORDER PHARMACY. S 2. Subsection (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 18 to read as follows: (18) NO INSURER DELIVERING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY OR ISSUING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES COVER- AGE FOR PRESCRIBED DRUGS SHALL MANDATE THAT THE SAME BE PURCHASED BY THE INSURED FROM A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY, NOR MAY SUCH POLICY IMPOSE A CO-PAY- MENT FEE OR OTHER CONDITION ON ANY INSURED WHO ELECTS TO PURCHASE DRUGS FROM OTHER THAN A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY WHICH IS NOT ALSO IMPOSED ON INSUREDS ELECTING TO PURCHASE DRUGS FROM A DESIGNATED MAIL ORDER PHARMA- CY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03965-05-9
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