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                                  5371

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. LIFTON, JAFFEE, ORTIZ, RIVERA, GUNTHER, PEOPLES-
  STOKES, GALEF, O'DONNELL -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  CLARK,
  LUPARDO,  MARKEY  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insur-
  ance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prescription  coverage
  for shingles

  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 32 to read as follows:
  (32) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL
INCLUDE  COVERAGE  FOR  THE  COST OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SHINGLES
APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE DRUG
ZOSTAVAX, OR GENERIC EQUIVALENTS APPROVED AS SUBSTITUTES  BY  SUCH  FOOD
AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows:
  (19) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL
INCLUDE  COVERAGE  FOR  THE  COST OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SHINGLES
APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE DRUG
ZOSTAVAX, OR GENERIC EQUIVALENTS APPROVED AS SUBSTITUTES  BY  SUCH  FOOD
AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (pp) to read as follows:
  (PP) EVERY CONTRACT ISSUED BY A HOSPITAL  SERVICES  CORPORATION  OR  A
HEALTH  SERVICES  CORPORATION  WHICH  PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE COST OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT  OF
SHINGLES APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING
THE  DRUG  ZOSTAVAX,  OR  GENERIC EQUIVALENTS APPROVED AS SUBSTITUTES BY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03971-02-5
              

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SUCH FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE  PRESCRIPTION  OF  A  HEALTH
CARE  PROVIDER  LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE
EDUCATION LAW.
  S  4.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.