S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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841--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insur-
ance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with
Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to cancer screening
deductibles and copayments
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 11 and subparagraph (C) of
paragraph 15 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as
amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as
follows:
(B) Such coverage required pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of this
paragraph [may] SHALL NOT be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
rance [as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are
consistent with those established for other benefits within a given
policy].
(C) Such coverage required pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of this
paragraph [may] SHALL NOT be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
rance [as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are
consistent with those established for other benefits within a given
policy].
S 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 11 and subparagraph (C) of para-
graph 14 of subsection (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as
amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as
follows:
(B) Such coverage required pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of this
paragraph [may] SHALL NOT be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
rance [as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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consistent with those established for other benefits within a given
policy].
(C) Such coverage required pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of this
paragraph [may] SHALL NOT be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
rance [as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are
consistent with those established for other benefits within a given
policy].
S 3. Subparagraph (D) of paragraph 1 of subsection (p) and paragraph 1
of subsection (t) of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended by
chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
(D) The coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of this
subsection [may] SHALL NOT be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
rance [as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are
consistent with those established for other benefits within a given
contract].
(1) A medical expense indemnity corporation, a hospital service corpo-
ration or a health service corporation that provides coverage for hospi-
tal, surgical, or medical care shall provide coverage for an annual
cervical cytology screening for cervical cancer and its precursor states
for women aged eighteen and older. Such coverage required by this para-
graph [may] SHALL NOT be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance
[as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are consist-
ent with those established for other benefits within a given contract].
S 4. Subsection (c) of section 4321 of the insurance law, as amended
by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The health maintenance organization shall impose a fifteen dollar
copayment on all visits to a physician or other provider with the excep-
tion of visits for pre-natal and post-natal care, well child visits
provided pursuant to paragraph two of subsection (j), MAMMOGRAPHY
SCREENING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (P), AND CERVICAL CYTOLOGY
SCREENING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (T) of section four thousand
three hundred three of this article, preventive health services provided
pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph four of subsection (b) of
section four thousand three hundred twenty-two of this article, or items
or services for bone mineral density provided pursuant to subparagraph
(D) of paragraph twenty-six of subsection (b) of section four thousand
three hundred twenty-two of this article for which no copayment shall
apply. A copayment of fifteen dollars shall be imposed on equipment,
supplies and self-management education for the treatment of diabetes. A
fifty dollar copayment shall be imposed on emergency services rendered
in the emergency room of a hospital; however, this copayment must be
waived if hospital admission results. Surgical services shall be subject
to a copayment of the lesser of twenty percent of the cost of such
services or two hundred dollars per occurrence. A five hundred dollar
copayment shall be imposed on inpatient hospital services per continuous
hospital confinement. Ambulatory surgical services shall be subject to a
facility copayment charge of seventy-five dollars. Coinsurance of ten
percent shall apply to visits for the diagnosis and treatment of mental,
nervous or emotional disorders or ailments.
S 5. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 4322 of the insurance law, as
amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as
follows:
(c) The in-plan benefit system shall impose a ten dollar copayment on
all visits to a physician or other provider with the exception of visits
for pre-natal and post-natal care, well child visits provided pursuant
to paragraph two of subsection (j), MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING PROVIDED
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PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (P), AND CERVICAL CYTOLOGY SCREENING PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (T) of section four thousand three hundred three
of this article, preventive health services provided pursuant to subpar-
agraph (F) of paragraph four of subsection (b) of this section or items
or services for bone mineral density provided pursuant to subparagraph
(D) of paragraph twenty-six of subsection (b) of this section for which
no copayment shall apply. A copayment of ten dollars shall be imposed on
equipment, supplies and self-management education for the treatment of
diabetes. Coinsurance of ten percent shall apply to visits for the diag-
nosis and treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or
ailments. A thirty-five dollar copayment shall be imposed on emergency
services rendered in the emergency room of a hospital; however, this
copayment must be waived if hospital admission results.
(d) The out-of-plan benefit system shall have an annual deductible
established at one thousand dollars per calendar year for an individual
and two thousand dollars per year for a family. Coinsurance shall be
established at twenty percent with the health maintenance organization
or insurer paying eighty percent of the usual, customary and reasonable
charges, or eighty percent of the amounts listed on a fee schedule filed
with and approved by the superintendent which provides a comparable
level of reimbursement. Coinsurance of ten percent shall apply to outpa-
tient visits for the diagnosis and treatment of mental, nervous or
emotional disorders or ailments. The benefits described in subparagraph
(F) of paragraph three, SUBPARAGRAPHS (D) AND (E) OF PARAGRAPH FOUR and
paragraphs seventeen and eighteen of subsection (b) of this section
shall not be subject to the deductible or coinsurance. The benefits
described in paragraph nine of subsection (b) of this section shall not
be subject to the deductible. The out-of-plan out-of-pocket maximum
deductible and coinsurance shall be established at three thousand
dollars per calendar year for an individual and five thousand dollars
per calendar year for a family. The out-of-plan lifetime benefit maximum
shall be established at five hundred thousand dollars for benefits that
are not essential health benefits. A lifetime limit on the dollar amount
of essential health benefits for any individual shall not be estab-
lished. For purposes of this subsection, "essential health benefits"
shall have the meaning ascribed by section 1302(b) of the Affordable
Care Act, 42 U.S.C. S 18022(b).
S 6. This act shall take effect immediately and the provisions of this
act shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified,
altered or amended on or after such effective date.