Senate Bill S1316A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the health care quality and cost containment commission to study and report upon the impact of requiring that certain health insurance plans provide coverage for treatment of mitochondrial disease

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 24, 2018	print number 1316a
Jan 24, 2018	amend and recommit to insurance
Jan 03, 2018	referred to insurance
Jan 09, 2017	referred to insurance

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2017-S1316 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §213, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S5553

2017-S1316 - Summary

2017-S1316 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1316

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to directing the New
York state health care quality and cost containment commission to
study and report upon the impact of requiring that certain health
insurance plans provide coverage for treatment of mitochondrial
disease

 PURPOSE :

Directs the health care quality and cost containment commission to
study and report upon the impact of requiring that certain health
insurance plans provide coverage for treatment of mitochondrial
disease.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends section 213 of the insurance law by adding a new
subdivision (e)

Section 3. Establishes the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

It is estimated that more than 1 in 4000 people suffer from
mitochondrial disease. Patients with mitochondrial disease have
mitochondria that cannot efficiently turn sugar and oxygen into
energy. This disease has the potential to impact every organ of the
body and is marked by highly variable symptoms. Some patients have had
success in mitigating symptoms of the disease through the use of
certain vitamins and supplements which are not currently covered by
insurance companies. In particular, children who are born with this
disease need to obtain necessary treatment which is critical to
prevent cognitive and learning disabilities later in life. When they
are financially able to, patients spend hundreds of dollars on their
own and have had positive outcomes which minimizes costs to the health
care system.

This bill will be the first step in addressing a solution to this
issue. Although mitochondria! disease indicates small in many ways, it
is large in cost and quality of life for those affected.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16: S.5553-B Recommitted to Insurance; A.7689-B Recommitted to
Health

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1316 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1316
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to directing the New York
   state health care quality and cost containment commission to study and
   report upon the impact of  requiring  that  certain  health  insurance
   plans provide coverage for treatment of mitochondrial disease
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 213 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 subsection (e) to read as follows:
   (E) THE COMMISSION SHALL CAUSE A STUDY TO BE PERFORMED ON  THE  IMPACT
 OF  REQUIRING  CERTAIN  HEALTH  INSURANCE  PLANS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR
 TREATMENT OF MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE AN  ASSESS-
 MENT OF THE IMPACT OF SUCH A REQUIREMENT ON COSTS TO PROVIDERS, THE COST
 OF  INSURANCE  PREMIUMS, AND THE FISCAL IMPACT TO THE STATE. THE COMMIS-
 SION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND  RECOMMENDA-
 TION  OF SUCH STUDY, ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
 TEEN, TO THE GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY INSURANCE
 COMMITTEES, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00580-01-7

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2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §213, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S5553

2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1316A

SPONSOR: LITTLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to
directing the New York state health care quality and cost containment
commission to study and report upon the impact of requiring that certain
health insurance plans provide coverage for treatment of mitochondrial
disease

 
PURPOSE:

Directs the health care quality and cost containment commission to study
and report upon the impact of requiring that certain health insurance
plans provide coverage for treatment of mitochondrial disease.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends section 213 of the insurance law by adding a new
subdivision (e)

Section 3. Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is estimated that more than 1 in 4000 people suffer from mitochond-
ria' disease. Patients with mitochondria! disease have mitochondria that
cannot efficiently turn sugar and oxygen into energy. This disease has
the potential to impact every organ of the body and is marked by highly
variable symptoms. Some patients have had success in mitigating symptoms
of the disease through the use of certain vitamins and supplements which
are not currently covered by insurance companies. In particular, chil-
dren who are born with this disease need to obtain necessary treatment
which is critical to prevent cognitive and learning disabilities later
in life. When they are financially able to, patients spend hundreds of
dollars on their own and have had positive outcomes which minimizes
costs to the health care system.

This bill will be the first step in addressing a solution to this issue.
Although mitochondria disease indicates small in many ways, it is large
in cost and quality of life for those affected.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-16: S.5553-B Recommitted to Insurance; A.7689-B Recommitted to
Health

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1316--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LITTLE, KENNEDY, MARCHIONE, ORTT -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Insurance  --  recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to directing the New York
   state health care quality and cost containment commission to study and
   report  upon  the  impact  of  requiring that certain health insurance
   plans provide coverage for treatment of mitochondrial disease
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 213 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 subsection (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  THE  COMMISSION SHALL CAUSE A STUDY TO BE PERFORMED ON THE IMPACT
 OF REQUIRING CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE  PLANS  TO  PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR
 TREATMENT  OF MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE AN ASSESS-
 MENT OF THE IMPACT OF SUCH A REQUIREMENT ON COSTS TO PROVIDERS, THE COST
 OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS, AND THE FISCAL IMPACT TO THE STATE.  THE  COMMIS-
 SION  SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDA-
 TION OF SUCH STUDY, ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND  NINE-
 TEEN,  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE, THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY INSURANCE
 COMMITTEES, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00580-02-8

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co-Sponsors

Timothy M. Kennedy

Kathleen A. Marchione

Robert G. Ortt

2017-S1316 - Details

2017-S1316 - Summary

2017-S1316 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1316 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Timothy M. Kennedy

Kathleen A. Marchione

Robert G. Ortt

2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1316A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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