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                                    369
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. LIFTON, JAFFEE, ORTIZ, RIVERA, GUNTHER, PEOPLES-
   STOKES, GALEF, O'DONNELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prescription coverage
   for shingles

   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 35 to read as follows:
   (35) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL
 INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE COST OF DRUGS AND VACCINES  FOR  THE  TREATMENT
 AND  PREVENTION OF SHINGLES APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
 ISTRATION, INCLUDING THE VACCINE ZOSTAVAX, OR OTHER VACCINES TO  PREVENT
 SHINGLES  APPROVED  AS  SUBSTITUTES BY SUCH FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
 UNDER THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY  AUTHORIZED  TO
 PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows:
   (21) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL
 INCLUDE  COVERAGE  FOR  THE COST OF DRUGS AND VACCINES FOR THE TREATMENT
 AND PREVENTION OF SHINGLES APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG  ADMIN-
 ISTRATION,  INCLUDING THE VACCINE ZOSTAVAX, OR OTHER VACCINES TO PREVENT
 SHINGLES APPROVED AS SUBSTITUTES BY SUCH FOOD  AND  DRUG  ADMINISTRATION
 UNDER  THE  PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO
 PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (ss) to read as follows:
   (SS)  EVERY  CONTRACT  ISSUED  BY A HOSPITAL SERVICES CORPORATION OR A
 HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION WHICH  PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR  PRESCRIPTION
 DRUGS  SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE COST OF DRUGS AND VACCINES FOR THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01822-01-9

 A. 369                              2
 
 TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF SHINGLES APPROVED BY THE  FEDERAL  FOOD  AND
 DRUG  ADMINISTRATION,  INCLUDING THE VACCINE ZOSTAVAX, OR OTHER VACCINES
 TO PREVENT SHINGLES   APPROVED AS SUBSTITUTES  BY  SUCH  FOOD  AND  DRUG
 ADMINISTRATION  UNDER THE PRESCRIPTION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LEGALLY
 AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.