NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1994

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to insurance
Jan 18, 2019	referred to insurance

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2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2897
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S7256, A8839
2021-2022: S5332, A877
2023-2024: S3038, A2823
2025-2026: S2655, A3362

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurance policies to cover costs for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome rehabilitation treatment.

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1994

SPONSOR: LITTLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain
health insurance policies to cover costs for pediatric acute-onset
neuropsychiatric syndrome

 
PURPOSE:

This bill will require certain health insurance policies to cover costs
associated with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is
amended by adding a new paragraph 34

Section 2: Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is
amended by adding a new paragraph 22

Section 3: Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (oo)

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a misdirected
immune response, often with an encephalitic onset, which negatively
affects neurologic functioning, resulting in a rapid, acute onset of
OCD, restricted food intake or tics along with other neuropsychiatric
conditions.

Treating PANS must be carried out thoroughly to yield positive results.
Symptoms often begin to improve within one week of antibiotic treatment.
However, further interventions are often required to fully heal the
underlying causes and alleviate all the symptoms. If treated promptly
and thoroughly, symptoms can remit completely. If left untreated and
symptoms persist, permanent neurological injury can occur.

Currently insurance providers do not cover costs associated with pedia-
tric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome which can cause a huge finan-
cial burden for families living with this diagnosis. This bill would
help to relieve this burden and give these families a resource to treat
the syndrome.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S.7256/A.8839: Referred Insurance; Referred Insurance

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply according to
its terms to all policies, contracts and certificates issued, renewed,
modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1994
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   health  insurance  policies  to  cover costs for pediatric acute-onset
   neuropsychiatric syndrome

   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)(A) EVERY HEALTH PLAN, AND HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER OFFERING HEALTH
 INSURANCE COVERAGE IN CONNECTION WITH A GROUP HEALTH PLAN, SHALL PROVIDE
 COVERAGE FOR A PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY WHO HAS PEDIATRIC  ACUTE-ONSET
 NEUROPSYCHIATRIC  SYNDROME IF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF THE PARTICIPANT
 OR BENEFICIARY CERTIFIES  IN  WRITING  THE  MEDICAL  NECESSITY  OF  THAT
 PROPOSED COURSE OF REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT.
   (B) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROP-
 SYCHIATRIC SYNDROME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS USED IN
 PARAGRAPH  (N)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows:
   (22) (A) EVERY HEALTH  PLAN,  AND  HEALTH  INSURANCE  ISSUER  OFFERING
 HEALTH  INSURANCE COVERAGE IN CONNECTION WITH A GROUP HEALTH PLAN, SHALL
 PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR A PARTICIPANT  OR  BENEFICIARY  WHO  HAS  PEDIATRIC
 ACUTE-ONSET  NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME IF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF THE
 PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY CERTIFIES IN WRITING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF
 THAT PROPOSED COURSE OF REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT.
   (B) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROP-
 SYCHIATRIC SYNDROME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS USED IN
 PARAGRAPH (N) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  SEVEN  OF  THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02904-01-9

 S. 1994                             2
 
   §  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 subsection (ss) to read as follows:
   (SS)(1) EVERY HEALTH PLAN, AND HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER OFFERING HEALTH
 INSURANCE COVERAGE IN CONNECTION WITH A GROUP HEALTH PLAN, SHALL PROVIDE
 COVERAGE  FOR A PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY WHO HAS PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET
 NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME IF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF THE  PARTICIPANT
 OR  BENEFICIARY  CERTIFIES  IN  WRITING  THE  MEDICAL  NECESSITY OF THAT
 PROPOSED COURSE OF REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT.
   (2) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROP-
 SYCHIATRIC SYNDROME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS USED IN
 PARAGRAPH (N) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  SEVEN  OF  THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   §  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply accord-
 ing to its terms to all policies,  contracts  and  certificates  issued,
 renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.

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Senate Bill S1994

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

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2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Betty Little

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

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Fred Akshar

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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