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Assembly Bill A4962A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring insurance coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection

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2019-A4962 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S34
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5528
2017-2018: A7153, S43
2021-2022: A807, S688

2019-A4962 - Summary

Relates to requiring insurance coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.

2019-A4962 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4962
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  insurance
   coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to
   prevent HIV infection
 
   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 PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR THE
 PREVENTION   OF   HIV  AND  POST-EXPOSURE  PROPHYLAXIS  TO  PREVENT  HIV
 INFECTION.
   § 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 PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR THE
 PREVENTION  OF  HIV  AND  POST-EXPOSURE  PROPHYLAXIS  TO   PREVENT   HIV
 INFECTION.
   §  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  PRE-EXPOSURE  PROPHYLAXIS
 (PREP)  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF  HIV  AND  POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO
 PREVENT HIV INFECTION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03249-01-9

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2019-A4962A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S34
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5528
2017-2018: A7153, S43
2021-2022: A807, S688

2019-A4962A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring insurance coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.

2019-A4962A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4962--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. O'DONNELL, BRONSON, DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, FERNANDEZ,
   D. ROSENTHAL, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Insurance  --  recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurance
   coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to
   prevent HIV infection
 
   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 36 to read as follows:
   (36) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL
 INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR THE COST OF PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR THE
 PREVENTION  OF  HIV  AND  POST-EXPOSURE  PROPHYLAXIS  TO   PREVENT   HIV
 INFECTION.
   § 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 PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR THE
 PREVENTION   OF   HIV  AND  POST-EXPOSURE  PROPHYLAXIS  TO  PREVENT  HIV
 INFECTION.
   § 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 PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS
 (PREP) FOR THE  PREVENTION  OF  HIV  AND  POST-EXPOSURE  PROPHYLAXIS  TO
 PREVENT HIV INFECTION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03249-02-0

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