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Jan 06, 2021 | referred to insurance |
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A434 (ACTIVE) - Details
A434 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires that non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment options including but not limited to treatment provided by a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, licensed chiropractor, and yoga instructor be covered by the medical assistance program and by private health insurers.
A434 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 434 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to requiring the coverage of alternate treatment options by the medical assistance program and private health insurers 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 36 to read as follows: (36) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT UTILIZED FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT. COVERAGE PROVIDED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE LIMITED TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT PROVIDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR OTHER LICENSED INDIVIDUAL. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT" MEANS NON-PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TREATMENT PROVIDED BY (A) A LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST, (B) A LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST, (C) A LICENSED CHIROPRACTOR, AND (D) A YOGA INSTRUCTOR. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows: (21) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT UTILIZED FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT. COVERAGE PROVIDED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE LIMITED TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT PROVIDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR OTHER LICENSED INDIVIDUAL. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT" MEANS NON-PHARMA- CEUTICAL TREATMENT FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TREATMENT PROVIDED BY (A) A LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST, (B) A LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST, (C) A LICENSED CHIROPRACTOR, AND (D) A YOGA INSTRUC- TOR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets