Assembly Bill A4061

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to insurance reimbursement for cost of vaccinations

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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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2017-A4061 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7248
2015-2016: A3356
2019-2020: A1158
2021-2022: A227
2023-2024: A5126

2017-A4061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to insurance reimbursement for cost associated with vaccinations.

2017-A4061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4061
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  DINOWITZ,  GALEF, GRAF, GUNTHER,
   PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, TITONE, AUBRY, BENEDETTO, BRONSON, COLTON,  JAFFEE,
   McDONALD, MONTESANO, MOSLEY, RIVERA, SKOUFIS, HOOPER, OTIS, SEPULVEDA,
   QUART  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. CARROLL, COOK, FAHY, McDO-
   NOUGH, RAIA, RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance reimburse-
   ment for vaccination
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Clause  (iii)  of  subparagraph  (B)  of  paragraph 17 of
 subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
 ter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) necessary immunizations, as determined by the superintendent  in
 consultation  with  the  commissioner  of health, consisting of at least
 adequate dosages of  vaccine  against  diphtheria,  pertussis,  tetanus,
 polio,  measles, rubella, mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and hepa-
 titis b, which meet the standards approved by the United  States  public
 health  service for such biological products, INCLUDING REIMBURSEMENT TO
 THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR  THE  ACQUISITION  COSTS  OF  THE  VACCINE,
 ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT OR MOST RECENTLY REPORTED UNITED STATES CENTERS
 FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION PRIVATE SECTOR COST PLUS A MINIMUM OF
 TWENTY-ONE  PERCENT  FOR  SHIPPING,  HANDLING AND STORAGE COSTS, AND THE
 TOTAL COST OF ADMINISTRATION OF  THE  VACCINE,  INCLUDING  THE  COST  OF
 SUPPLIES,  DATA  ENTRY,  VACCINE  COUNSELING,  INVENTORY  MANAGEMENT AND
 ROUTINE NURSING ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE CURRENT YEAR'S MEDICARE RATES AS
 PUBLISHED BY  THE  UNITED  STATES  CENTERS  FOR  MEDICARE  AND  MEDICAID
 SERVICES.
   § 2. Clause (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 17 of subsection (i)
 of  section  3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
 laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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