Assembly Bill A10435

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits co-pays for certain short term opioid drug prescriptions

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

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2015-A10435 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3216, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3528
2019-2020: A6139
2021-2022: A3903
2023-2024: A3476

2015-A10435 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits insurance companies from imposing a co-pay pursuant to a follow up visit with a physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription which was initially written for five days or less.

2015-A10435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10435

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurance
  companies from imposing a co-pay pursuant to a follow up visit with  a
  physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription

  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 33 to read as follows:
  (33)   EVERY   POLICY   WHICH   PROVIDES   COVERAGE  FOR  OPIOID  DRUG
PRESCRIPTIONS SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY FEE, CO-PAYMENT, CO-INSURANCE, DEDUC-
TIBLE OR OTHER CONDITION  ON  ANY  INSURED  WHO  REQUIRES  A  FOLLOW  UP
APPOINTMENT  TO  RECEIVE  AN  ADDITIONAL  OPIOID  DRUG PRESCRIPTION OR A
REFILL OF AN OPIOID DRUG PRESCRIPTION AFTER AN INITIAL PRESCRIPTION  FOR
SUCH  OPIOID  DRUG  PRESCRIPTION  WHICH WAS WRITTEN FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE
DAYS OR LESS. SUCH PROHIBITION ON  ANY  FEE,  CO-PAYMENT,  CO-INSURANCE,
DEDUCTIBLE  OR  OTHER  CONDITION  IS  LIMITED TO ONE VISIT OR ONE REFILL
AFTER THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OR PRESCRIPTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15588-01-6

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