Assembly Bill A8683

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that policies and contracts covering diagnostic screening for prostate cancer shall not be subject to cost sharing

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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-A8683 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2404-a, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

2017-A8683 - Summary

Provides that policies and contracts covering diagnostic screening for prostate cancer shall not be subject to cost sharing; requires notice of availability of such coverage without cost sharing to be provided in the notice to persons at risk of or having prostate cancer.

2017-A8683 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8683
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the written summa-
   ry relating to prostate cancer; and to amend  the  insurance  law,  in
   relation to coverage of diagnostic screening for prostate cancer

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2404-a of the public health law, as added by  chap-
 ter 141 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2404-a.  Prostate cancer; duty to inform. 1. The commissioner shall
 develop a standardized written summary, in plain non-technical language,
 which shall explain the following:
   (a) the symptoms and risk factors for prostate cancer;
   (b) the available methods for the detection and diagnosis of  prostate
 cancer,  including information on the relative accuracy of the available
 detection and diagnostic techniques;
   (C) THE AVAILABILITY OF INSURANCE COVERAGE  FOR  DIAGNOSTIC  SCREENING
 FOR PROSTATE CANCER WITHOUT COST SHARING PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF
 PARAGRAPH  ELEVEN-A  OF  SUBSECTION  (I)  OF  SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO
 HUNDRED SIXTEEN, SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF PARAGRAPH  ELEVEN-A  OF  SUBSECTION
 (1)  OF  SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE AND PARAGRAPH TWO
 OF SUBSECTION (Z-1) OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THREE OF  THE
 INSURANCE LAW; and
   [(c)]  (D)  the  alternative  medically  viable  methods  of  treating
 prostate cancer, including but not limited  to  hormonal,  radiological,
 chemotherapeutic  or  surgical  treatments, or combinations thereof. The
 summary shall contain information on prostate post-treatment  risks  and
 other  pertinent  information  to  aid  a person in deciding a course of
 treatment. The summary shall be updated as is necessary.
   [(d)] 2. The summary shall be provided to any health care provider  or
 practitioner  providing medical treatment to adult men without charge or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A8683A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2404-a, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

2017-A8683A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that policies and contracts covering diagnostic screening for prostate cancer shall not be subject to cost sharing; requires notice of availability of such coverage without cost sharing to be provided in the notice to persons at risk of or having prostate cancer.

2017-A8683A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8683--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GALEF -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the written summa-
   ry  relating  to  prostate  cancer; and to amend the insurance law, in
   relation to coverage of diagnostic screening for prostate cancer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2404-a of the public health law, as added by chap-
 ter 141 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2404-a. Prostate cancer; duty to inform. 1. The  commissioner  shall
 develop a standardized written summary, in plain non-technical language,
 which shall explain the following:
   (a) the symptoms and risk factors for prostate cancer;
   (b)  the available methods for the detection and diagnosis of prostate
 cancer, including information on the relative accuracy of the  available
 detection and diagnostic techniques;
   (C)  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING
 FOR PROSTATE CANCER WITHOUT COST SHARING PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF
 PARAGRAPH ELEVEN-A OF SUBSECTION  (I)  OF  SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND  TWO
 HUNDRED  SIXTEEN,  SUBPARAGRAPH  (B) OF PARAGRAPH ELEVEN-A OF SUBSECTION
 (1) OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE AND  PARAGRAPH  TWO
 OF  SUBSECTION (Z-1) OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE
 INSURANCE LAW; and
   [(c)]  (D)  the  alternative  medically  viable  methods  of  treating
 prostate  cancer,  including  but not limited to hormonal, radiological,
 chemotherapeutic or surgical treatments, or  combinations  thereof.  The
 summary  shall  contain information on prostate post-treatment risks and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13496-03-8
              

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