Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 20, 2019 | vetoed memo.269 delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2019 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.363 substituted for a6146 |
Jun 11, 2019 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 03, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
May 30, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
May 29, 2019 | 1st report cal.988 |
Mar 15, 2019 | referred to insurance |
senate Bill S4571
Vetoed By GovernorSponsored By
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Vetoed by Governor
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Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Pamela Helming
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
S4571 (ACTIVE) - Details
S4571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4571 SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act directing the department of financial services, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health, to study and report upon the adequacy of insurance coverage for the treat- ment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To review insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases within New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill provides legislative findings. Section two of the bill directs the superintendent of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, to review the adequacy of insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. The study will include:
S4571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4571 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT directing the department of financial services, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health, to study and report upon the adequacy of insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislature hereby finds that the increasing number of Lyme disease and tick-borne related diseases in New York state high- lights the need to examine the current status of the adequacy of insur- ance coverage related to this health epidemic. Lyme disease is one of several tick-borne diseases which result in extreme and long term fatigue, nausea, depression, joint pain and many other severe symptoms. Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, and New York is one of 14 states that account for 95% of cases in the United States. According to the New York state department of health, over 20,000 cases of Lyme disease were diagnosed between years 2012 to 2014. While sufferers of these tick-borne diseases require long term treatment, health insurance companies have denied services related to necessary medical treatment. § 2. The superintendent of the department of financial services, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health, shall review the adequacy of insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases and make recommendations regarding any coverage limitations that may be found. Such review shall include but not be limited to: (a) the present state of insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases within New York state; (b) prevailing reasons for the denial of insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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