Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Mar 13, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S4189
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 63rd 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
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2013-S4189 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S668
2013-S4189 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4189 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for opioid-addiction treatment medications PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The insurance law is amended to require insurance companies to cover opicid-addiction treatment medications. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill amends sections 3216, 3221 and 4303 of the insurance law to require that every policy that provides medical, major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage and provides coverage for prescriptions drugs shall provide coverage for opioid-addiction treatment medications. Coverage may be subject to copays, coinsurance or deductibles, provided these are equitable to comparable prescription drugs covered under the policy. JUSTIFICATION: Opioid addiction is a statewide epidemic. Stories of young people overdosing on highly addictive painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycontin, as well as street drugs like heroin, illustrate a need for better access to addiction treatment and care. As New York State
2013-S4189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4189 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 13, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for opioid- addiction treatment medications 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 30 to read as follows: (30) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE AND PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR OPIOID-ADDICTION TREATMENT MEDICATIONS. SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CO-PAYS, COINSURANCE, OR DEDUCTIBLES, PROVIDED THAT THE CO-PAYS, COINSU- RANCE, OR DEDUCTIBLES ARE AT LEAST AS FAVORABLE TO AN INSURED AS THE CO-PAYS, COINSURANCE, OR DEDUCTIBLES THAT APPLY TO COVERAGE FOR OTHER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows: (19) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE AND PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR OPIOID-ADDICTION TREATMENT MEDICATIONS. SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CO-PAYS, COINSURANCE, OR DEDUCTIBLES, PROVIDED THAT THE CO-PAYS, COINSU- RANCE, OR DEDUCTIBLES ARE AT LEAST AS FAVORABLE TO AN INSURED AS THE CO-PAYS, COINSURANCE, OR DEDUCTIBLES THAT APPLY TO COVERAGE FOR OTHER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. S 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (jj) to read as follows: (JJ) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE AND PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08930-01-3
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