Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 13, 2014 |
print number 7003a |
Mar 13, 2014 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to insurance |
Apr 29, 2013 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A7003A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CUSICK
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Joseph Saladino
Addie Jenne
Steven Cymbrowitz
Andrew Raia
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Dov Hikind
Rhoda Jacobs
David McDonough
2013-A7003 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4623
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2013-A7003 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7003 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring health insurance coverage for drug and alcohol abuse and dependency treatment services 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) (A) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE SPECIFIC COVERAGE FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SERVICES THAT ARE CERTIFIED AS NECESSARY BY A QUAL- IFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AS DEFINED IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMIS- SIONER OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. (B) THE ONLY PREREQUISITE FOR THE COVERAGE OF HOSPITAL OR NON-HOSPITAL BASED DETOXIFICATION, INCLUDING MEDICALLY MANAGED, MEDICALLY SUPERVISED AND MEDICALLY MONITORED WITHDRAWAL, OR INPATIENT OR INTENSIVE RESIDEN- TIAL REHABILITATION, OR INTENSIVE OR ROUTINE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, SHALL BE THAT A COVERED PERSON BE CERTIFIED AND REFERRED BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. SUCH CERTIFICATION AND REFERRAL SHALL CONTROL BOTH THE NATURE AND DURATION OF COVERED TREATMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH COVERAGE SHALL BE TERMINATED WHEN THE ADMITTING OR ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, OR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER ACTING UNDER THE SUPER- VISION OF A PHYSICIAN, PROVIDING DETOXIFICATION, REHABILITATION OR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CERTIFIES THAT ADMISSION OF THE COVERED PERSON IS NOT NECESSARY, EARLY DISCHARGE IS APPROPRIATE OR ADDITIONAL INPATIENT DAYS OR SESSIONS ARE NECESSARY. (C) THE LOCATION OF COVERED TREATMENT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE INSURER'S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF PARTIC- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05370-02-3
co-Sponsors
Joseph Saladino
Addie Jenne
Steven Cymbrowitz
Andrew Raia
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Carmen E. Arroyo
Michael Benedetto
Alec Brook-Krasny
2013-A7003A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4623
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2013-A7003A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7003--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SALADINO, RUSSELL, CYMBROWITZ, RAIA, JOHNS, DenDEKKER, PEOPLES-STOKES, OTIS, GOTTFRIED, RA -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, HIKIND, JACOBS, McDONOUGH, MOSLEY, SWEE- NEY, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring health insurance coverage for drug and alcohol abuse and dependency treatment services 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) (A) EVERY POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE SPECIFIC COVERAGE FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SERVICES THAT ARE CERTIFIED AS NECESSARY BY A QUAL- IFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AS DEFINED IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMIS- SIONER OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. (B) THE ONLY PREREQUISITE FOR THE COVERAGE OF HOSPITAL OR NON-HOSPITAL BASED DETOXIFICATION, INCLUDING MEDICALLY MANAGED, MEDICALLY SUPERVISED AND MEDICALLY MONITORED WITHDRAWAL, OR INPATIENT OR INTENSIVE RESIDEN- TIAL REHABILITATION, OR INTENSIVE OR ROUTINE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, SHALL BE THAT A COVERED PERSON BE CERTIFIED AND REFERRED BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. SUCH CERTIFICATION AND REFERRAL SHALL CONTROL BOTH THE NATURE AND DURATION OF COVERED TREATMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH COVERAGE SHALL BE TERMINATED WHEN THE ADMITTING OR ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, OR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER PROVIDING DETOXIFICATION, REHABILITATION OR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CERTIFIES THAT ADMISSION OF THE COVERED PERSON IS NOT NECESSARY, EARLY DISCHARGE IS APPROPRIATE OR ADDI- TIONAL INPATIENT DAYS OR SESSIONS ARE NECESSARY. (C) THE LOCATION OF COVERED TREATMENT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE INSURER'S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF PARTIC-
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