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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to insurance |
Feb 12, 2015 | referred to insurance |
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Latoya Joyner
Richard Gottfried
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sandy Galef
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Vivian Cook
Deborah Glick
Fred Thiele
A5178 (ACTIVE) - Details
A5178 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception when provided pursuant to an ordinary prescription or order and when lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order; defines "emergency contraception" to mean one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used separately or in combination, in a dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when used after intercourse, found safe and effective for that use by the United States food and drug administration, and dispensed or administered for that purpose.
A5178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5178 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JOYNER, GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, GALEF, JAFFEE, MOSLEY, PICHARDO, ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, SCARBOROUGH, CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, COOK, GLICK, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to providing for dispensing emergency contraception under certain conditions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (n) to read as follows: (N)(1) ANY POLICY UNDER THIS ARTICLE THAT COVERS CONTRACEPTION WHEN PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION, SHALL COVER EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION WHEN PROVIDED PURSUANT TO AN ORDINARY PRESCRIPTION OR ORDER UNDER SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND WHEN LAWFULLY PROVIDED OTHER THAN THROUGH A PRESCRIPTION OR ORDER. (2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION" MEANS ONE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION OR NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, USED SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION, IN A DOSAGE AND MANNER FOR PREVENTING PREGNANCY WHEN USED AFTER INTERCOURSE, FOUND SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR THAT USE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPENSED OR ADMINIS- TERED FOR THAT PURPOSE. S 2. Section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (t) to read as follows: (T)(1) ANY POLICY UNDER THIS ARTICLE THAT COVERS CONTRACEPTION WHEN PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION, SHALL COVER EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION WHEN PROVIDED PURSUANT TO AN ORDINARY PRESCRIPTION OR ORDER UNDER SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND WHEN LAWFULLY PROVIDED OTHER THAN THROUGH A PRESCRIPTION OR ORDER. (2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION" MEANS ONE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION OR NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, USED SEPARATELY OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08338-01-5