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Assembly Bill A1371

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that a student shall be eligible for up to eighteen months of coverage if such person is on medical leave from his or her school

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2015-A1371 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3237, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3965
2011-2012: A3624
2013-2014: A2005
2017-2018: A2421

2015-A1371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a student shall be eligible for up to eighteen months of coverage if such person is on medical leave from his or her school.

2015-A1371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1371

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FINCH,
  GIGLIO, OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to medical  coverage  for
  students who take medical leaves of absence

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 3237 of  the  insurance  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  575  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  (a) Every individual health insurance policy and every group or  blan-
ket  accident  and  health  insurance  policy that provides coverage for
dependent children who are full-time students to a higher age than other
dependent children shall continue the coverage of  a  covered  dependent
student  who  takes  a leave of absence from school due to illness for a
period of [twelve] EIGHTEEN months from the last day  of  attendance  in
school,  provided,  however,  that nothing in this section shall require
coverage of a dependent student beyond the age at which  coverage  would
otherwise terminate.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
contract issued, modified, or renewed on or after such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05169-01-5

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