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Assembly Bill A5727A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for ovarian and prostate cancers

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2019-A5727 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4768
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A291
2017-2018: A1807
2021-2022: A425, S105
2023-2024: A738, A9075, S927
2025-2026: A6475

2019-A5727 - Summary

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for ovarian and prostate cancers.

2019-A5727 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5727
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ROZIC, ABINANTI, AUBRY, BLAKE, BRONSON, COLTON,
   COOK, CRESPO, JAFFEE, M. G. MILLER, O'DONNELL, OTIS, SIMON, WEPRIN  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. ARROYO, BARNWELL, CROUCH, GUNTHER,
   PERRY, RAIA, RIVERA -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Insurance

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law, in relation to requiring health
   insurance policies to fully cover comprehensive  genetic  testing  for
   breast, ovarian, prostate, colon and lung cancers in certain cases
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Ana  Lucia
 act".
   §  2.  Paragraph 11 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (G) to read as follows:
   (G) (I) SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE FOR COMPRE-
 HENSIVE GENETIC TESTING FOR BREAST  CANCER  ONLY  IF  RECOMMENDED  BY  A
 BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETICIST OR A BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETIC COUNSELOR.
   (II) ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE SHALL NOT
 BE  SUBJECT  TO  ANNUAL  DEDUCTIBLES  AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE
 SOLELY BY THE INSURER.
   § 3. Paragraph 11-a of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
   (C) (I) SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE FOR COMPRE-
 HENSIVE GENETIC TESTING FOR PROSTATIC CANCER ONLY IF  RECOMMENDED  BY  A
 BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETICIST OR A BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETIC COUNSELOR.
   (II) ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE SHALL NOT
 BE  SUBJECT  TO  ANNUAL  DEDUCTIBLES  AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE
 SOLELY BY THE INSURER.
   § 4. Paragraph 11 of subsection (l) of section 3221 of  the  insurance
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (G) to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01111-01-9

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2019-A5727A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4768
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A291
2017-2018: A1807
2021-2022: A425, S105
2023-2024: A738, A9075, S927
2025-2026: A6475

2019-A5727A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for ovarian and prostate cancers.

2019-A5727A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5727--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ROZIC, ABINANTI, AUBRY, BLAKE, BRONSON, COLTON,
   COOK, CRESPO, JAFFEE, M. G. MILLER, O'DONNELL, OTIS, SIMON, WEPRIN  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. ARROYO, BARNWELL, CROUCH, GUNTHER,
   PERRY, RAIA, RIVERA -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Insurance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  health
   insurance  policies  to  fully cover comprehensive genetic testing for
   ovarian and prostate cancers in certain cases
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Ana Lucia
 act".
   § 2. Paragraph 11-a of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
   (C) (I) SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE FOR COMPRE-
 HENSIVE GENETIC TESTING FOR PROSTATIC CANCER ONLY IF  RECOMMENDED  BY  A
 DOCTOR,  A BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETICIST OR A BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETIC COUN-
 SELOR.
   (II) ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE SHALL NOT
 BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND  COINSURANCE  BUT  SHALL  BE  BORNE
 SOLELY BY THE INSURER.
   § 3. Paragraph 11-a of subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
   (C)(I)  SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE FOR COMPRE-
 HENSIVE GENETIC TESTING FOR PROSTATIC CANCER ONLY IF  RECOMMENDED  BY  A
 DOCTOR,  A BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETICIST OR A BOARD-CERTIFIED GENETIC COUN-
 SELOR.
   (II) ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ADDITIONAL FULL COVERAGE SHALL NOT
 BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND  COINSURANCE  BUT  SHALL  BE  BORNE
 SOLELY BY THE INSURER.

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

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