Assembly Bill A902

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires insurance and Medicaid coverage for inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment for a period of not less than forty-five days

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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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2021-A902 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5347
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7585, S6052
2019-2020: A3041, S2529
2023-2024: A2412, S498

2021-A902 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires insurance and Medicaid coverage for inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment for a period of not less than forty-five days.

2021-A902 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    902
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JONES, GUNTHER, ABINANTI, MONTESANO, WALSH, DICK-
   ENS, BYRNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, THIELE -- 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 insurance and Medicaid  coverage  for  inpatient
   and outpatient substance abuse treatment for a period of not less than
   forty-five days
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (A) of  paragraph  30  of  subsection  (i)  of
 section  3216 of the insurance law, as amended by section 5 of subpart A
 of part BB of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (A)  Every  policy  that  provides  hospital, major medical or similar
 comprehensive coverage shall provide inpatient coverage for the  diagno-
 sis  and  treatment  of substance use disorder, including detoxification
 and rehabilitation services, FOR A PERIOD OF NOT  LESS  THAN  FORTY-FIVE
 DAYS.  Such  inpatient coverage shall include unlimited medically neces-
 sary treatment for substance use disorder treatment services provided in
 residential settings. Further, such inpatient coverage shall  not  apply
 financial  requirements  or treatment limitations, including utilization
 review requirements, to inpatient substance use disorder  benefits  that
 are  more  restrictive  than  the predominant financial requirements and
 treatment limitations applied to substantially all medical and  surgical
 benefits covered by the policy.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (A)  of paragraph 31 of subsection (i) of section
 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by section 6 of subpart A of  part
 BB of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (A)  Every  policy  that  provides  medical,  major medical or similar
 comprehensive-type coverage shall provide outpatient  coverage  for  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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