Assembly Bill A8204

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for tinnitus testing and treatment

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8204 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1054

2011-A8204 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for tinnitus testing and treatment.

2011-A8204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8204

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  mandatory  health
  insurance coverage for tinnitus testing and treatment

  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 28 to read as follows:
  (28) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE
COVERAGE  SHALL  INCLUDE  COVERAGE  FOR  TINNITUS TESTING AND TREATMENT.
COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE EXPENSES FOR ASSESSMENT,  EVALUATION,  TREATMENT,
AND FOLLOW-UP CARE.
  S 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 18 to read as follows:
  (18) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE
COVERAGE  SHALL  INCLUDE  COVERAGE  FOR  TINNITUS TESTING AND TREATMENT.
COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE EXPENSES FOR ASSESSMENT,  EVALUATION,  TREATMENT,
AND FOLLOW-UP CARE.
  S  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (hh) to read as follows:
  (HH) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE
COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE  FOR  TINNITUS  TESTING  AND  TREATMENT.
COVERAGE  SHALL  INCLUDE EXPENSES FOR ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, TREATMENT,
AND FOLLOW-UP CARE.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law  and  shall apply to policies and contracts issued,
renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11903-01-1

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