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Senate Bill S3307

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies

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2019-S3307 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6880
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2464
2011-2012: S3833
2013-2014: S2887
2015-2016: S2402, A3457
2017-2018: S4341, A6261
2021-2022: A3182
2023-2024: A6007
2025-2026: A6492

2019-S3307 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that insurance policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies; provides that such coverage shall include inpatient hospital coverage for a minimum period of seventy-two hours after surgery.

2019-S3307 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3307 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3307
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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 coverage of  hysterec-
   tomies
 
   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  POLICY  WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL
 COVERAGE, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE
 FOR ALL COST FOR HYSTERECTOMIES. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL  INCLUDE  INPATIENT
 HOSPITAL  COVERAGE  FOR  A  MINIMUM  PERIOD  OF  SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER
 SURGERY.
   (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
 AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
 WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
   (C) COVERAGE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH  SHALL  NOT  RESTRICT  OR  ELIMINATE
 EXISTING  COVERAGE  PROVIDED BY THE POLICY AND NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH
 SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO DENY OR RESTRICT IN ANY WAY ANY EXISTING RIGHT  OR
 BENEFIT PROVIDED UNDER LAW OR BY CONTRACT.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows:
   (21)  (A) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIV-
 ERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE,
 OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE  FOR  ALL
 COST  FOR HYSTERECTOMIES. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE INPATIENT HOSPITAL
 COVERAGE FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER SURGERY.
   (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
 AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
 WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08038-01-9

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