NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6586A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 06, 2018	print number 6586a
Feb 06, 2018	amend and recommit to insurance
Jan 03, 2018	referred to insurance
Jun 05, 2017	referred to rules

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2017-S6586 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6731
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3852, A5502

2017-S6586 - 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.

2017-S6586 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6586

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to enacting "Shannon's
Law"

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill would increase access to annual breast exams for New
Yorker's aged thirty-five through thirty-nine.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Provides that this act shall be known as "Shannon's Law"

Section 2. Amends subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of 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 an annual mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five through
thirty-nine upon the recommendation of a physician.

Section 3. Amends subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of 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 an annual mammogram for covered persons aged

thirty-five through thirty-nine upon the recommendation of a
physician.

Section 4. Amends paragraph 1 of subsection (p) of § 4303 of the
insurance law to require every medical expense indemnity corporation,
hospital service corporation or health service corporation that
provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care to provide
coverage for an annual mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine upon the recommendation of a physician.

Section 5. Sets forth the effective date.

 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE) :

Amended bill provides that insurers are required to provide coverage
of annual mammograms upon the recommendation of a physician.

 JUSTIFICATION :

One in 227 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer
between the ages of 30 and 40. It is estimated that 13,110 cases of
breast cancer will be in women under age 40 and approximately 26,275
women will be under 45 years of age. Women ages 15 to 34 and 35 to 54
die more frequently from breast cancer than other cancer. In Suffolk
and Nassau counties alone, there is a new diagnosis every week. We can
no longer overlook that this is now an epidemic. Young women generally
face more aggressive cancers and lower survival rates. The current
information provided for breast health is not meant for the younger
generation. There is a lack of resources regarding this "global
crisis" in the curriculum. Revision of the current mammogram age
recommendations benefits will outweigh the risks. This legislation
would give young women the opportunity to seek early detection and the
life-saving power of intervention.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6586 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6586
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD10531-05-7

 S. 6586                             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;
   (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.

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2017-S6586A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6731
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3852, A5502

2017-S6586A (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.

2017-S6586A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6586A

SPONSOR: BOYLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to enacting "Shannon's
Law"

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would increase access to annual breast exams for New Yorker's
aged thirty-five through thirty-nine.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Provides that this act shall be known as "Shannon's Law"

Section 2. Amends subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of subsection (i) of
§ 3216 of the insurance law to require every policy that provides cover-
age for hospital, surgical, or medical care to provide coverage for an
annual mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five through thirty-

nine upon the recommendation of a physician.

Section 3. Amends subparagraph (A) of paragraph 11 of 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 an annual mammogram for covered persons aged thir-
ty-five through thirty-nine upon the recommendation of a physician.

Section 4. Amends paragraph 1 of subsection (p) of § 4303 of the insur-
ance law to require every medical expense indemnity corporation, hospi-
tal service corporation or health service corporation that provides
coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care to provide coverage for
an annual mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five through thir-
ty-nine upon the recommendation of a physician.

Section 5. Sets forth the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

Amended bill provides that insurers are required to provide coverage of
annual mammograms upon the recommendation of a physician.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

One in 227 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer
between the ages of 30 and 40. It is estimated that 13,110 cases of
breast cancer will be in women under age 40 and approximately 26,275
women will be under 45 years of age. Women ages 15 to 34 and 35 to 54
die more frequently from breast cancer than other cancer. In Suffolk and
Nassau counties alone, there is a new diagnosis every week. We can no
longer overlook that this is now an epidemic. Young women generally face
more aggressive cancers and lower survival rates. The current informa-
tion provided for breast health is not meant for the younger generation.
There is a lack of resources regarding this "global crisis" in the
curriculum. Revision of the current mammogram age recommendations bene-
fits will outweigh the risks. This legislation would give young women
the opportunity to seek early detection and the life-saving power of
intervention.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6586A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6586--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BOYLE, BROOKS, KRUEGER, LAVALLE -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Rules  -- 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 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
   (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:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10531-06-8

 S. 6586--A                          2
 
   (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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