Senate Bill S6429A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to enrollment periods for pregnant women in health maintenance organizations; repealer

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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-S6429 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9223
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §3217-c sub§ (d), amd §4328, Ins L; rpld §2507, Pub Health L; amd §3, Chap of 2015 (as proposed in S.5972 & A.6780-B)

2015-S6429 - Summary

Relates to enrollment periods for pregnant women in health maintenance organizations.

2015-S6429 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6429 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6429

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and chapter 581 of the  laws  of  2015
  amending  the  insurance  law  and  the  public health law relating to
  permitting pregnant women to enroll  in  the  state  health  insurance
  exchange  at  any time, in relation to enrollment periods for pregnant
  women in health  maintenance  organizations;  and  to  repeal  certain
  provisions  of  the  insurance  law and the public health law relating
  thereto

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

  Section  1.  Subsection  (d) of section 3217-c of the insurance law is
REPEALED.
  S 2. Paragraph 4 of subsection (b) of section 4328  of  the  insurance
law, as added by section 46 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013,
is amended to read as follows:
  (4)(A)  The individual enrollee direct payment contract offered pursu-
ant to this section shall have the same  enrollment  periods,  including
special enrollment periods, as required for an individual direct payment
contract offered within the health benefit exchange established pursuant
to  section  1311  of the affordable care act, 42 U.S.C. S 18031, or any
regulations promulgated thereunder.
  (B) IN ADDITION TO THE ENROLLMENT PERIODS REQUIRED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A)
OF THIS  PARAGRAPH,  AN  INDIVIDUAL  ENROLLEE  DIRECT  PAYMENT  CONTRACT
OFFERED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION SHALL ALLOW FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF A
PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL. SUCH INDIVIDUAL MAY ENROLL  AT  ANY  TIME  AFTER  A
HEALTH  CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCA-
TION LAW AND ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR  HER  PRACTICE  CERTIFIES
THAT  THE  INDIVIDUAL  IS  PREGNANT.  UPON ENROLLMENT, COVERAGE SHALL BE
EFFECTIVE AS OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH  IN  WHICH  THE  HEALTH  CARE
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS PREGNANT, UNLESS THE INDI-
VIDUAL  ELECTS  TO HAVE COVERAGE EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH
FOLLOWING THE DATE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL  RECEIVED  CERTIFICATION  OF  THE
PREGNANCY.

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

2015-S6429A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9223
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §3217-c sub§ (d), amd §4328, Ins L; rpld §2507, Pub Health L; amd §3, Chap of 2015 (as proposed in S.5972 & A.6780-B)

2015-S6429A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enrollment periods for pregnant women in health maintenance organizations.

2015-S6429A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6429A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6429--A
    Cal. No. 40

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Rules  --  ordered  to  a
  third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
  the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and a chapter  of  the  laws  of  2015
  amending  the  insurance  law  and  the  public health law relating to
  permitting pregnant women to enroll  in  the  state  health  insurance
  exchange at any time, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5972
  and A. 6780-B, in relation to enrollment periods for pregnant women in
  health  maintainers organizations; and to repeal certain provisions of
  the insurance law and the public health law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  Subsection (d) of section 3217-c of the insurance law, as
added by a chapter of the laws of 2015 amending the  insurance  law  and
the public health law relating to permitting pregnant women to enroll in
the state health insurance exchange at any time, as proposed in legisla-
tive bills numbers S. 5972 and A. 6780-B, is REPEALED.
  S  2.  Paragraph  4 of subsection (b) of section 4328 of the insurance
law, as added by section 46 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013,
is amended to read as follows:
  (4)(A) The individual enrollee direct payment contract offered  pursu-
ant  to  this  section shall have the same enrollment periods, including
special enrollment periods, as required for an individual direct payment
contract offered within the health benefit exchange established pursuant
to section 1311 of the affordable care act, 42 U.S.C. S  18031,  or  any
regulations promulgated thereunder.
  (B) IN ADDITION TO THE ENROLLMENT PERIODS REQUIRED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A)
OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  AN  INDIVIDUAL  ENROLLEE  DIRECT  PAYMENT CONTRACT
OFFERED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL ALLOW FOR  THE  ENROLLMENT  OF  A
PREGNANT  INDIVIDUAL.  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  MAY  ENROLL AT ANY TIME AFTER A
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE  EDUCA-
TION  LAW  AND  ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER PRACTICE CERTIFIES
THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS PREGNANT.  UPON  ENROLLMENT,  COVERAGE  SHALL  BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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