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senate Bill S647
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Phil Boyle
(R) 4th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S647 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S3989
S647 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S647 SPONSOR: BOYLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurance coverage for physician assisted suicide PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide that no policy of accident or health insurance shall provide coverage for physician-assisted suicide, including but not limited to, coverage for any aid-in-dying prescription drug. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection. No policy of accident or health insurance shall provide coverage for physician-assisted suicide, including but not limited to, coverage for any aid-in-dying prescription drug. Section 2. Section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection. No group or blanket accident and health insurance policy
S647 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 647 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- 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 prohibiting insurance coverage for physician assisted suicide THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (n) to read as follows: (N) (1) NO POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COVERAGE FOR ANY AID-IN-DYING PRESCRIPTION DRUG. (2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION "PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE" SHALL MEAN THE VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF ONE'S OWN LIFE BY ADMINISTRATION OF A LETHAL SUBSTANCE WITH THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT ASSISTANCE OF A PHYSICIAN AND "AID-IN-DYING PRESCRIPTION DRUG" SHALL MEAN A DRUG DETERMINED AND PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY CHOOSE TO SELF-ADMIN- ISTER TO BRING ABOUT HIS OR HER DEATH. § 2. Section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (t) to read as follows: (T) (1) NO POLICY OF GROUP OR BLANKET ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COVERAGE FOR ANY AID-IN-DYING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. (2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION "PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE" SHALL MEAN VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF ONE'S OWN LIFE BY ADMINISTRATION OF A LETHAL SUBSTANCE WITH THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT ASSISTANCE OF A PHYSICIAN AND "AID-IN-DYING PRESCRIPTION DRUG" SHALL MEAN A DRUG DETERMINED AND PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY CHOOSE TO SELF-ADMIN- ISTER TO BRING ABOUT HIS OR HER DEATH. § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (ss) to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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