NY State Assembly Bill A6731C

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Mar 20, 2018	referred to insurance delivered to senate passed assembly
Feb 12, 2018	amended on third reading 6731c
Jan 03, 2018	ordered to third reading cal.469 returned to assembly died in senate
Jun 21, 2017	referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.646 rules report cal.646 reported
Jun 20, 2017	reported referred to rules
Jun 07, 2017	reported referred to ways and means
Jun 06, 2017	reported referred to codes
Jun 02, 2017	print number 6731b
Jun 02, 2017	amend and recommit to insurance
Mar 23, 2017	print number 6731a
Mar 23, 2017	amend (t) and recommit to insurance
Mar 16, 2017	referred to insurance

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A6731 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6586
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A5502, S3852

A6731 - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

A6731 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6731

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  insurance
  companies  to  cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for
  covered persons aged thirty-five and older

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Shannon's Law".
  § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (i)  of  section
3216  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
medical  care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for mammography
screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
  (ii) [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
  (iii)]  an  annual  mammogram for covered persons aged [forty] THIRTY-
FIVE and older.
  § 3. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (l)  of  section
3221  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every insurer delivering a group or blanket policy  or  issuing  a
group  or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides cover-
age for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide  the  following
coverage for mammography screening for occult breast cancer:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10531-01-7

A. 6731                             2

  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered  persons  having  a prior history of breast cancer or who have a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
  (ii) [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
  (iii)]  an  annual  mammogram for covered persons aged [forty] THIRTY-
FIVE and older.
  § 4. Paragraph 1 of subsection (p) of section 4303  of  the  insurance
law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, subparagraph (D) as
amended by chapter 74 of the  laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (1) A medical expense indemnity corporation, a hospital service corpo-
ration or a health service corporation that provides coverage for hospi-
tal,  surgical  or medical care shall provide the following coverage for
mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
  (A) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
  (B)  [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
  (C)] an annual mammogram for covered persons aged [forty]  THIRTY-FIVE
and older.
  (D)  The  coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of this
subsection shall not be subject to annual deductibles or coinsurance.
  § 5. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to  poli-
cies  and  contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or
after such effective date.

Co-Sponsors

Multi-Sponsors

A6731A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6586
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A5502, S3852

A6731A - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

A6731A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6731--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred 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 enacting "Shannon's
  Law"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Shannon's Law".
  § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (i)  of  section
3216  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
medical  care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for mammography
screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
  (ii) [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
  (iii)]  an  annual  mammogram for covered persons aged [forty] THIRTY-
FIVE and older.
  § 3. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (l)  of  section
3221  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every insurer delivering a group or blanket policy  or  issuing  a
group  or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides cover-
age for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide  the  following
coverage for mammography screening for occult breast cancer:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10531-02-7

A. 6731--A                          2

  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered  persons  having  a prior history of breast cancer or who have a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
  (ii) [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
  (iii)]  an  annual  mammogram for covered persons aged [forty] THIRTY-
FIVE and older.
  § 4. Paragraph 1 of subsection (p) of section 4303  of  the  insurance
law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, subparagraph (D) as
amended by chapter 74 of the  laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (1) A medical expense indemnity corporation, a hospital service corpo-
ration or a health service corporation that provides coverage for hospi-
tal,  surgical  or medical care shall provide the following coverage for
mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
  (A) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer; AND
  (B)  [a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; and
  (C)] an annual mammogram for covered persons aged [forty]  THIRTY-FIVE
and older.
  [(D)]  (C) The coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of
this subsection shall not be subject to annual  deductibles  or  coinsu-
rance.
  §  5.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law, and shall apply to  policies  and  contracts  issued,
renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.

Co-Sponsors

Multi-Sponsors

A6731B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6586
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A5502, S3852

A6731B - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

A6731B - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6731--B

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. JEAN-PIERRE, SIMANOWITZ, COOK, KEARNS, WALKER,
  SEPULVEDA, COLTON, GJONAJ, JAFFEE, HYNDMAN, SKOUFIS, DICKENS,  ZEBROW-
  SKI,   SIMON,  D'URSO,  ROZIC,  ABINANTI,  BLAKE,  HOOPER,  McDONOUGH,
  M. L. MILLER, PALUMBO, MURRAY, WRIGHT,  JOYNER,  HARRIS,  BRABENEC  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. GRAF, McLAUGHLIN, THIELE -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Insurance  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to enacting "Shannon's
  Law"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Shannon's Law".
  § 2. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (i)  of  section
3216  of  the  insurance  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
medical  care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for mammography
screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii)  a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
  (iii) UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM  FOR
COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
  (IV) an annual mammogram for covered persons aged forty and older.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10531-04-7

A. 6731--B                          2

  §  3.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 11 of subsection (l) of section
3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  219  of  the  laws  of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (A)  Every  insurer  delivering a group or blanket policy or issuing a
group or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides  cover-
age  for  hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide the following
coverage for mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii)  a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
  (iii) UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM  FOR
COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
  (IV) an annual mammogram for covered persons aged forty and older.
  §  4.  Paragraph  1 of subsection (p) of section 4303 of the insurance
law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, subparagraph (D)  as
amended  by  chapter  74  of  the  laws  of  2016, is amended to read as
follows:
  (1) A medical expense indemnity corporation, a hospital service corpo-
ration or a health service corporation that provides coverage for hospi-
tal, surgical or medical care shall provide the following  coverage  for
mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
  (A) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered  persons  having  a prior history of breast cancer or who have a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (B) a single baseline mammogram for covered persons  aged  thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
  (C)  UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM FOR
COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
  (D) an annual mammogram for covered persons aged forty  and  older[.];
AND
  [(D)]  (E) The coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of
this subsection shall not be subject to annual  deductibles  or  coinsu-
rance.
  §  5.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law, and shall apply to  policies  and  contracts  issued,
renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.

Co-Sponsors

Multi-Sponsors

A6731C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6586
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A5502, S3852

A6731C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

A6731C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6731--C
                                                        Cal. No. 469

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JEAN-PIERRE, COOK, WALKER, SEPULVEDA, COLTON,
  JAFFEE, HYNDMAN, SKOUFIS, DICKENS, ZEBROWSKI,  SIMON,  D'URSO,  ROZIC,
  ABINANTI,  BLAKE,  HOOPER,  McDONOUGH,  M. L. MILLER, PALUMBO, MURRAY,
  WRIGHT, JOYNER, HARRIS, BRABENEC, GARBARINO -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
  M.  of A. THIELE, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
  committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
  ted  to  said  committee  --  ordered  to a third reading, amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  enacting  "Shannon's
  Law"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
"Shannon's Law".
  §  2.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 11 of subsection (i) of section
3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  414  of  the  laws  of
2017, is amended to read as follows:
  (A)  Every  policy  that  provides  coverage for hospital, surgical or
medical care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for  mammography
screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i)  upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram, which may be
provided by breast tomosynthesis, at any age for covered persons  having
a  prior  history  of  breast cancer or who have a first degree relative
with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii) a single baseline mammogram, which  may  be  provided  by  breast
tomosynthesis, for covered persons aged thirty-five through thirty-nine,
inclusive; [and]
  (iii)  UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM FOR
COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10531-07-8

A. 6731--C                          2

  (IV) an annual mammogram, which may be provided by breast  tomosynthe-
sis, for covered persons aged forty and older.
  §  3.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 11 of subsection (l) of section
3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  414  of  the  laws  of
2017, is amended to read as follows:
  (A)  Every  insurer  delivering a group or blanket policy or issuing a
group or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides  cover-
age  for  hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide the following
coverage for mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram, which may  be
provided  by breast tomosynthesis, at any age for covered persons having
a prior history of breast cancer or who have  a  first  degree  relative
with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii)  a  single  baseline  mammogram,  which may be provided by breast
tomosynthesis, for covered persons aged thirty-five through thirty-nine,
inclusive; [and]
  (iii) UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM  FOR
COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
  (IV)  an annual mammogram, which may be provided by breast tomosynthe-
sis, for covered persons aged forty and older.
  § 4. Subparagraphs (B), (C) and (D) of paragraph 1 of  subsection  (p)
of  section  4303 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 414 of the
laws of 2017, subparagraph (D) as amended by chapter 74 of the  laws  of
2016, is amended to read as follows:
  (B) a single baseline mammogram, which may be provided by breast tomo-
synthesis,  for  covered  persons  aged thirty-five through thirty-nine,
inclusive; [and]
  (C) UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN  ANNUAL  MAMMOGRAM  FOR
COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
  (D) an annual mammogram, which may be provided by breast tomosythesis,
for covered persons aged forty and older[.]; AND
  [(D)]  (E) The coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of
this subsection shall not be subject to annual  deductibles  or  coinsu-
rance.
  §  5.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law, and shall apply to  policies  and  contracts  issued,
renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.

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Co-Sponsors

Michael Simanowitz

Vivian Cook

Mickey Kearns

Latrice Walker

Luis R. Sepúlveda

William Colton

Mark Gjonaj

Ellen C. Jaffee

Alicia Hyndman

James Skoufis

Inez E. Dickens

Kenneth Zebrowski

Jo Anne Simon

Anthony D'Urso

Nily Rozic

Thomas Abinanti

Michael Blake

Earlene Hooper

David McDonough

Melissa Miller

Anthony H. Palumbo

Dean Murray

Tremaine Wright

Latoya Joyner

Pamela Harris

Karl Brabenec

Multi-Sponsors

Al Graf

Steven McLaughlin

Fred Thiele

A6731A - Details

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Co-Sponsors

Vivian Cook

Latrice Walker

Luis R. Sepúlveda

William Colton

Ellen C. Jaffee

Alicia Hyndman

James Skoufis

Inez E. Dickens

Kenneth Zebrowski

Jo Anne Simon

Anthony D'Urso

Nily Rozic

Thomas Abinanti

Michael Blake

Earlene Hooper

David McDonough

Melissa Miller

Anthony H. Palumbo

Dean Murray

Tremaine Wright

Latoya Joyner

Pamela Harris

Karl Brabenec

Andrew R. Garbarino

Multi-Sponsors

Fred Thiele

Matthew Titone

A6731B - Details

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A6731B - Bill Text download pdf

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Vivian Cook

Latrice Walker

Luis R. Sepúlveda