Senate Bill S3852

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts "Shannon's law"

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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-S3852 - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6586

2019-S3852 - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

2019-S3852 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3852 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3852
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MARTINEZ, 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  enacting  "Shannon's
   Law"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Shannon's Law".
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 11 of subsection (i) of section
 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  414  of  the  laws  of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (A)  Every  policy  that  provides  coverage for hospital, surgical or
 medical care  shall  provide  the  following  coverage  for  mammography
 screening for occult breast cancer:
   (i)  upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram, which may be
 provided by breast tomosynthesis, at any age for covered persons  having
 a  prior  history  of  breast cancer or who have a first degree relative
 with a prior history of breast cancer;
   (ii) a single baseline mammogram, which  may  be  provided  by  breast
 tomosynthesis, for covered persons aged thirty-five through thirty-nine,
 inclusive; [and]
   (iii)  UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM FOR
 COVERED PERSONS AGED THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE; AND
   (IV) an annual mammogram, which may be provided by breast  tomosynthe-
 sis, for covered persons aged forty and older.
   §  3.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 11 of subsection (l) of section
 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  414  of  the  laws  of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (A)  Every  insurer  delivering a group or blanket policy or issuing a
 group or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides  cover-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09044-01-9
              

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2019-S3852A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6586

2019-S3852A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older.

2019-S3852A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3852A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3852--A
     Cal. No. 465
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MARTINEZ, BOYLE, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, KAMINSKY, MYRIE,
   RAMOS, SALAZAR, THOMAS -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the Committee on Insurance -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  enacting  "Shannon's
   Law"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Shannon's Law".
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 11 of subsection (l) of section
 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  414  of  the  laws  of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (A)  Every  insurer  delivering a group or blanket policy or issuing a
 group or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides  cover-
 age  for  hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide the following
 coverage for mammography screening for occult breast cancer:
   (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram, which may  be
 provided  by breast tomosynthesis, at any age for covered persons having
 a prior history of breast cancer or who have  a  first  degree  relative
 with a prior history of breast cancer;
   (ii)  a  single  baseline  mammogram,  which may be provided by breast
 tomosynthesis, for covered persons aged thirty-five through thirty-nine,
 inclusive; [and]
   (iii) an annual mammogram, which may be provided by breast tomosynthe-
 sis, for covered persons aged forty and older[.]; AND
   (IV) FOR LARGE GROUP POLICIES  THAT  PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR  HOSPITAL,
 SURGICAL  OR  MEDICAL CARE, AN ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM FOR COVERED PERSONS AGED
 THIRTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-NINE, INCLUSIVE, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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