Assembly Bill A6837

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to gender indication on insurance claim forms

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  • 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-A6837 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5330
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1327, S726
2023-2024: A1682, S3234

2019-A6837 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gender indication on insurance claim forms; policies shall not exclude coverage if gender indication is different from sex assigned at birth or gender otherwise recorded.

2019-A6837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6837
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to gender  indication  on
   claim forms
 
   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 DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT
 PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL  OR  MEDICAL  CARE  SHALL  NOT
 EXCLUDE  COVERAGE  FOR  SCREENING,  DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT OF MEDICAL
 CONDITIONS, OR SERVICES OTHERWISE COVERED BY THE POLICY  SOLELY  ON  THE
 BASIS  OF THE GENDER INDICATED ON A CLAIM FORM, OR THAT THE GENDER INDI-
 CATED ON A CLAIM FORM IS DIFFERENT FROM THE INSURED'S  SEX  ASSIGNED  AT
 BIRTH  OR  GENDER  OTHERWISE RECORDED, OR THAT THE INSURED IS NOT OF THE
 GENDER TO WHOM A SERVICE IS TYPICALLY OR EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDED.
   § 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 DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE  THAT
 PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR  HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL  OR  MEDICAL CARE SHALL NOT
 EXCLUDE COVERAGE FOR  SCREENING,  DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT  OF  MEDICAL
 CONDITIONS,  OR  SERVICES  OTHERWISE COVERED BY THE POLICY SOLELY ON THE
 BASIS OF THE GENDER INDICATED ON A CLAIM FORM, OR THAT THE GENDER  INDI-
 CATED  ON  A  CLAIM FORM IS DIFFERENT FROM THE INSURED'S SEX ASSIGNED AT
 BIRTH OR GENDER OTHERWISE RECORDED, OR THAT THE INSURED IS  NOT  OF  THE
 GENDER TO WHOM A SERVICE IS TYPICALLY OR EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDED.
   §  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 CORPORATION SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS ARTICLE THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL
 CARE  SHALL  NOT EXCLUDE COVERAGE FOR SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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