Assembly Bill A354

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the reimbursement for certain corrective lenses

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A354 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11069
2021-2022: A3947
2023-2024: A299

2019-A354 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that group health insurance policies offered in the large group market that is issued, amended, or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for corrective lenses used to correct the sight of individuals medically diagnosed with color vision deficiency.

2019-A354 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    354
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GALEF -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to  providing  reimburse-
   ment  for certain corrective lenses used to correct color vision defi-
   ciency

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 new subsection (t) to read as follows:
   (T) (1) EVERY GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OFFERED IN THE LARGE GROUP
 MARKET THAT IS ISSUED, AMENDED, OR RENEWED IN THIS STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE
 COVERAGE  FOR CORRECTIVE LENSES USED TO CORRECT THE SIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS
 MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY.
   (2) AN INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO FOUR
 HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY THIRTY-SIX MONTHS  FOR  EXPENSES  RELATED  TO  THE
 PURCHASE OF UP TO ONE PAIR OF CORRECTIVE LENSES.
   (3)  THE  INSURED  PERSON  MAY  CHOOSE CORRECTIVE LENSES EXCEEDING THE
 AMOUNT OF COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE LIABLE FOR  THE
 DIFFERENCE  IN  COST.  REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL BE PROVIDED ACCORDING TO THE
 RESPECTIVE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN AND  MAY
 INCLUDE  SUCH  POLICY  PROVISIONS AS DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, ALLOWABLE
 CHARGE LIMITATIONS, AND COORDINATION OF BENEFITS.
   (4) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBSECTION,  "CORRECTIVE  LENSES"  SHALL
 MEAN  ANY LENS, INCLUDING CONTACT LENSES, GLASSES OR SPECTACLES, WORN IN
 FRONT OF THE EYE TO CORRECT THE SIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED
 WITH COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY.
   § 2. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (ss) to read as follows:
   (SS) (1) A GROUP CONTRACT ISSUED, AMENDED, OR RENEWED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION  OFFERED  IN  THE  LARGE GROUP MARKET SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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