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Jan 03, 2018 | referred to insurance |
Dec 22, 2017 | referred to insurance |
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Anthony D'Urso
Sandy Galef
Jo Anne Simon
Donna Lupardo
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Brian F. Curran
William Magee
A8839 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8839 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 22, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain health insurance policies to cover costs for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome 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 34 to read as follows: (34)(A) EVERY HEALTH PLAN, AND HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER OFFERING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN CONNECTION WITH A GROUP HEALTH PLAN, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR A PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY WHO HAS PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME IF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF THE PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY CERTIFIES IN WRITING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF THAT PROPOSED COURSE OF REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT. (B) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROP- SYCHIATRIC SYNDROME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS USED IN PARAGRAPH (N) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows: (22) (A) EVERY HEALTH PLAN, AND HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER OFFERING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN CONNECTION WITH A GROUP HEALTH PLAN, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR A PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY WHO HAS PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME IF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF THE PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY CERTIFIES IN WRITING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF THAT PROPOSED COURSE OF REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT. (B) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROP- SYCHIATRIC SYNDROME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS USED IN PARAGRAPH (N) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.