Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2015 |
approval memo.35 signed chap.581 |
Dec 16, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.500 substituted for a6780b |
Jun 17, 2015 |
substituted by s5972 |
Jun 16, 2015 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.500 rules report cal.500 reported |
Jun 14, 2015 |
print number 6780b |
Jun 14, 2015 |
amend (t) and recommit to rules |
Jun 03, 2015 |
reported referred to rules |
May 28, 2015 |
print number 6780a |
May 28, 2015 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
Apr 02, 2015 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A6780B
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMOTAS
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5972 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Matthew Titone
Luis R. Sepúlveda
Shelley Mayer
multi-Sponsors
Alec Brook-Krasny
Margaret Markey
Jo Anne Simon
Fred Thiele
2015-A6780 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5972
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3217-c, Ins L; add §2507, Pub Health L
2015-A6780 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6780 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, COLTON, TITONE, SEPULVEDA, MAYER, SEAWRIGHT, TITUS, LUPARDO, MILLER, HEVESI, ROZIC, SOLAGES, PERSAUD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, MARKEY, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to permitting pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3114 to read as follows: S 3114. ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY. IN ADDITION TO ANY TRIGGERING EVENT THAT PROVIDES ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR ENROLLMENT IN A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (P.L. 111-148), THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE SHALL ALLOW FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PREGNANCY, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INDIVIDUAL'S LAST MENSTRUAL PERI- OD. UPON SUCH ENROLLMENT, ANY QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE SHALL ENSURE THAT COVERAGE IS EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF APPLICATION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09939-05-5
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Matthew Titone
Luis R. Sepúlveda
Shelley Mayer
multi-Sponsors
Edward Braunstein
Alec Brook-Krasny
Deborah Glick
Margaret Markey
2015-A6780A - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5972
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3217-c, Ins L; add §2507, Pub Health L
2015-A6780A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6780--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, COLTON, TITONE, SEPULVEDA, MAYER, SEAWRIGHT, TITUS, LUPARDO, MILLER, HEVESI, ROZIC, SOLAGES, PERSAUD, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, MARKEY, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to permitting pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3114 to read as follows: S 3114. ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY. IN ADDITION TO ANY TRIGGERING EVENT THAT PROVIDES ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR ENROLLMENT IN A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (P.L. 111-148), THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE SHALL ALLOW FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PREGNANCY. UPON SUCH ENROLLMENT, ANY QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE SHALL ENSURE THAT COVERAGE IS EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF APPLICATION. S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09939-11-5
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Matthew Titone
Luis R. Sepúlveda
Shelley Mayer
multi-Sponsors
Edward Braunstein
Deborah Glick
Margaret Markey
Catherine Nolan
2015-A6780B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5972
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3217-c, Ins L; add §2507, Pub Health L
2015-A6780B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6780--B 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, COLTON, TITONE, SEPULVEDA, MAYER, SEAWRIGHT, TITUS, LUPARDO, MILLER, HEVESI, ROZIC, SOLAGES, PERSAUD, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, STECK, LINARES, MOYA, GJONAJ, WRIGHT, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, BROOK-KRASNY, GLICK, MARKEY, NOLAN, RA, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to permitting pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3217-c of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (d) to read as follows: (D) AN INSURER, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, A CORPO- RATION ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR A LICENSED MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, THAT ISSUES A HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD SHALL ALLOW FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PREGNANCY, AS CERTIFIED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER PRACTICE. COVERAGE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS OF THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES CERTIFICATION OF THE PREGNANCY. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2507 to read as follows: S 2507. SPECIAL ENROLLMENT; PREGNANCY. AN INSURER, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTY-TWO OF THE INSURANCE LAW, A CORPORATION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09939-12-5
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