S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2968
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER, COOK, SANTABARBARA, WILLIAMS, CAHILL,
RAIA, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, HYNDMAN, RAMOS, WALLACE, FAHY, BLAKE --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, PALMESANO, THIELE -- read once
and referred 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 lyme 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 LYME DISEASE. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
IMPACT OF SUCH A REQUIREMENT ON COSTS TO PROVIDERS, THE COST OF INSUR-
ANCE PREMIUMS, AND THE FISCAL IMPACT TO THE STATE. THE COMMISSION SHALL
SUBMIT A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF SUCH
STUDY, ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, 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.
LBD04903-01-9