Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to insurance |
Jun 27, 2017 |
print number 3171a |
Jun 27, 2017 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
Jan 20, 2017 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S3171A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S3171 - Details
2017-S3171 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3171 Revised 03/13/17 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to mandatory health insurance coverage for cleft lip and cleft palate PURPOSE : To require coverage for treatment of the gross abnormalities of lip and palate and for any conditions or illness which is related to or developed as a result of cleft lip and/or palate. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends § 3216, 3221 and 4303 of the Insurance Law to require complete health care insurance coverage for cleft lip and cleft palate. Coverage shall include but not be limited to expenses for the following: a. oral surgery of the lip, palate, jaw, nose and related structures. This shall include bone grafts; b. facial surgery of the lip, palate, jaw, nose and related structures. This shall include bone grafts;
2017-S3171 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3171 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 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 mandatory health insurance coverage for cleft lip and cleft palate 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) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE. THIS SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE NOT ONLY FOR TREATMENT OF THE GROSS ABNORMALITIES OF LIP AND PALATE BUT ALSO FOR ANY CONDITION OR ILLNESS WHICH IS RELATED TO OR DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE. COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, EXPENSES FOR THE FOLLOWING: (A) ORAL SURGERY OF THE LIP, PALATE, JAW AND RELATED STRUCTURES. THIS SHALL INCLUDE BONE GRAFTS; (B) FACIAL SURGERY OF THE LIP, PALATE, JAW, NOSE AND RELATED STRUC- TURES. THIS SHALL INCLUDE BONE GRAFTS; (C) PROSTHETIC TREATMENT AND APPLIANCES AND PROSTHODONTIA, INCLUDING OBTURATORS, SPEECH APPLIANCES, AND FEEDING APPLIANCES; (D) ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT AND APPLIANCES AND ORTHODONTIA; (E) PREVENTIVE AND RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY; (F) OTOLARYNGOLOGY TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT; (G) AUDIOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND DEVICES; (H) SPEECH/LANGUAGE TREATMENT; AND (I) PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AND GENETIC COUNSELING. COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE EXPENSES FOR ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP CARE. COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE DENIED ON THE GROUND THAT IT IS FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES OR IS NOT FOR A FUNCTIONAL DEFECT OR IMPAIRMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S3171A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S3171A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3171A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to mandatory health insurance coverage for cleft lip and cleft palate PURPOSE : To require coverage for treatment of conditions or illness related to or developed as a result of cleft lip and/or palate. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Adds a new paragraph 34 to subsection (i) of § 3216 of the insurance law to require every policy that provides coverage for hospital, surgical, or medical care to provide coverage for the assessment, evaluation, treatment, management, and follow-up care of cleft lip and cleft palate. Such coverage shall not be denied on the grounds that it is for cosmetic purposes or is not for -a functional defect or impairment. Section 2. Adds a new paragraph 20 to subsection (1) of § 3221 of the insurance law to require every group or blanket policy that provides coverage for hospital, surgical, or medical care to provide coverage for hospital, surgical, or medical care to provide coverage for the
2017-S3171A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3171--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LITTLE, AKSHAR, ALCANTARA, AMEDORE, AVELLA, BROOKS, FELDER, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to mandatory health insurance coverage for cleft lip and cleft palate 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) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP CARE OF CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO TREAT- MENT FOR ANY CONDITION OR ILLNESS WHICH IS RELATED TO OR DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE. COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE DENIED ON THE GROUND THAT IT IS FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES OR IS NOT FOR A FUNCTIONAL DEFECT OR IMPAIRMENT. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 20 to read as follows: (20) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP CARE OF CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO TREAT- MENT FOR ANY CONDITION OR ILLNESS WHICH IS RELATED TO OR DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE. COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE DENIED ON THE GROUND THAT IT IS FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES OR IS NOT FOR A FUNCTIONAL DEFECT OR IMPAIRMENT. § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (oo) to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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