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                                  1266

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GIBSON, JAFFEE, ROBINSON, PERRY, BARRON,
  CASTRO,  TITUS  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. BOYLAND, HIKIND,
  MAISEL, MILLER, MILLMAN, TITONE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for prenatal
  vitamins

  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 10-a to read as follows:
  (10-A)(A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS
SHALL  PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS WHEN PRESCRIBED OR ORDERED
BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO  PRESCRIBE  UNDER  TITLE
EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
  S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 5-a to read as follows:
  (5-A)(A)  EVERY  GROUP  OR  BLANKET POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE  FOR  PRENATAL  VITAMINS  WHEN
PRESCRIBED  OR  ORDERED  BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO
PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY 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.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02368-01-3
              

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  (C-1)(1) EVERY  CONTRACT  ISSUED  BY  A  CORPORATION  SUBJECT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  WHICH  PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS  WHEN  PRESCRIBED  OR
ORDERED  BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER
TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (2) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN CONTRACT.
  S  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
policies issued, reissued, renewed, modified or amended on or after such
date.