Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Feb 03, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A4463
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CYMBROWITZ
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
co-Sponsors
Alan Maisel
Audrey Pheffer
William Colton
Inez Barron
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Deborah Glick
Richard Gottfried
Earlene Hooper
2011-A4463 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A4463 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4463 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, MAISEL, PHEFFER, COLTON, BARRON, CASTRO, GABRYSZAK, GALEF, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, REILLY, ROBINSON, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, BOYLAND, CAHILL, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, McENENY, MENG, SWEENEY, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing insurance coverage for colorectal cancer early detection THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 12-a to read as follows: (12-A)(A) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE THAT INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN A PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE, UPON THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, THE FOLLOWING COVERAGE FOR DIAG- NOSTIC SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER: (I) STANDARD DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A COLO- NOSCOPY AND THE MOST RELIABLE, MEDICALLY RECOGNIZED SCREENING TEST AVAILABLE AT ANY AGE FOR ANY PERSON HAVING A PRIOR HISTORY OF COLORECTAL CANCER; (II) AN ANNUAL STANDARD DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A COLONOSCOPY AND THE MOST RELIABLE MEDICALLY RECOGNIZED SCREENING TEST AVAILABLE FOR ANY PERSON AGE FIFTY AND OVER WHO IS ASYMP- TOMATIC AND FOR ANY PERSON AGE FORTY AND OVER WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF COLORECTAL CANCER OR OTHER COLORECTAL CANCER RISK FACTORS; AND (III) ANY ANCILLARY SERVICE SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO PATHOLOGY AND ANESTHESIOLOGY THAT THE POLICYHOLDER'S PHYSICIAN DETERMINES TO BE MEDICALLY NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07853-01-1
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