Assembly Bill A9079

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to substance use disorder coverage

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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-A9079 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6663
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221, 4303 & 3216, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A3044, S2901

2017-A9079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to substance use disorder coverage.

2017-A9079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9079
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to substance use disorder
   coverage
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 5 of
 subsection (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
 ter 502 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   Every insurer delivering a group or school blanket policy or issuing a
 group  or  school  blanket  policy  for  delivery,  in this state, which
 provides coverage for inpatient hospital care or coverage for  physician
 services  shall  provide as part of such policy broad-based coverage for
 the diagnosis and treatment  of  mental,  nervous  [or],  emotional,  OR
 SUBSTANCE  USE disorders or ailments, however defined in such policy, at
 least equal to the coverage provided for other health conditions and:
   § 2. The opening paragraph of subsection (g) of section  4303  of  the
 insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007, is amended
 to read as follows:
   A  hospital service corporation or a health service corporation, which
 provides group, group remittance or school blanket  coverage  for  inpa-
 tient  hospital  care, shall provide as part of its contract broad-based
 coverage for the  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  mental,  nervous  [or],
 emotional,  OR  SUBSTANCE  USE disorders or ailments, however defined in
 such contract, at least equal to the coverage provided for other  health
 conditions and shall include:
   §  3.  Paragraph  1 of subsection (h) of section 4303 of the insurance
 law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (1) A medical expense indemnity corporation or a health service corpo-
 ration,  which provides group, group remittance or school blanket cover-
 age for physician services, shall provide as part of its contract broad-
 based coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of mental, nervous  [or],
 emotional,  OR  SUBSTANCE  USE disorders or ailments, however defined in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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