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Assembly Bill A5063

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires three days' notice before terminating coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders

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2015-A5063 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2010

2015-A5063 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires insurers to provide three days' notice prior to terminating coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders in in-patient and out-patient facilities.

2015-A5063 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5063

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring three days'
  notice before terminating coverage for the diagnosis and treatment  of
  substance use disorders

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 30 of subsection  (i)  of  section  3216  of  the
insurance law, as added by chapter 41 of the laws of 2014, is amended by
adding a new subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
  (D) IN THE EVENT THE INSURER TERMINATES COVERAGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT  OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, INCLUDING DETOXIFICATION AND REHA-
BILITATION SERVICES, FOR AN INSURED PERSON AUTHORIZED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
PARAGRAPH,  THE  INSURER  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE INSURED PERSON THREE DAYS'
NOTICE PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION. SUCH NOTICE  SHALL  BE  DIRECT  TO  THE
INSURED PERSON AND SHALL NOT BE WRITTEN.
  S  2.  Paragraph 31 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
  (E) IN THE EVENT THE INSURER TERMINATES COVERAGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, INCLUDING DETOXIFICATION AND  REHA-
BILITATION  SERVICES,  FOR AN INSURED PERSON AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS
PARAGRAPH, THE INSURER SHALL PROVIDE  THE  INSURED  PERSON  THREE  DAYS'
NOTICE  PRIOR  TO  THE  TERMINATION.  SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE DIRECT TO THE
INSURED PERSON AND SHALL NOT BE WRITTEN.
  S 3. Paragraph 6 of subsection (l) of section 3221  of  the  insurance
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
  (D) IN THE EVENT THE INSURER TERMINATES COVERAGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT  OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, INCLUDING DETOXIFICATION AND REHA-
BILITATION SERVICES, FOR AN INSURED PERSON AUTHORIZED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
PARAGRAPH,  THE  INSURER  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE INSURED PERSON THREE DAYS'

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08253-01-5

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