Assembly Bill A9054B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for diagnosis and treatment of fibroids

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A9054 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8549
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2058, S1194

2021-A9054 - Summary

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for procedures relating to the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and related conditions, including pain, discomfort and infertility resulting therefrom.

2021-A9054 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9054
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law, in relation to requiring health
   insurers to provide coverage for diagnosis and treatment of fibroids
 
   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 INSURER ISSUING A POLICY OF ACCIDENT AND  HEALTH  INSURANCE
 FOR  DELIVERY  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL COSTS FOR
 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF UTERINE FIBROIDS, ALSO CALLED  LEIOMYOMAS  OR
 MYOMAS,  AND RELATED CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT RESULTING
 THEREFROM.  SUCH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE PELVIC EXAM, ULTRA-
 SOUND, LAB TESTS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, HYSTEROSONOGRAPHY, HYSTER-
 OSALPINGOGRAPHY,  HYSTEROSCOPY   MEDICATION,   NONINVASIVE   PROCEDURES,
 UTERINE  ARTERY  EMBOLIZATION,  RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, LAPAROSCOPIC OR
 ROBOTIC  MYOMECTOMY,  HYSTEROSCOPIC  MYOMECTOMY,  ENDOMETRIAL  ABLATION,
 ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY, HYSTERECTOMY OR ANY OTHER TREATMENT, OR ANY COMBI-
 NATION OF TREATMENTS, PROVIDED SUCH TREATMENT IS RECOMMENDED BY A PHYSI-
 CIAN LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows:
   (22) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN
 THIS  STATE  WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE SHALL
 PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL COSTS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND  TREATMENT  OF  UTERINE
 FIBROIDS,  ALSO  CALLED  LEIOMYOMAS  OR  MYOMAS, AND RELATED CONDITIONS,
 INCLUDING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT RESULTING THEREFROM.  SUCH  DIAGNOSIS  AND
 TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE PELVIC EXAM, ULTRASOUND, LAB TESTS, MAGNETIC RESO-
 NANCE  IMAGING,  HYSTEROSONOGRAPHY,  HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY, HYSTEROSCOPY
 MEDICATION, NONINVASIVE PROCEDURES, UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION, RADIOF-
 REQUENCY ABLATION, LAPAROSCOPIC  OR  ROBOTIC  MYOMECTOMY,  HYSTEROSCOPIC
 MYOMECTOMY,  ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION, ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY, HYSTERECTOMY OR
 ANY OTHER TREATMENT, OR ANY COMBINATION  OF  TREATMENTS,  PROVIDED  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14332-01-2

co-Sponsors

2021-A9054A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8549
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2058, S1194

2021-A9054A - Summary

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for procedures relating to the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and related conditions, including pain, discomfort and infertility resulting therefrom.

2021-A9054A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9054--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  health
   insurers to provide coverage for diagnosis and treatment of fibroids

   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  INSURER ISSUING A POLICY OF ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE
 FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR  ALL  COSTS  FOR
 DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT OF UTERINE FIBROIDS, ALSO CALLED LEIOMYOMAS OR
 MYOMAS, AND RELATED CONDITIONS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  PAIN,
 DISCOMFORT  AND  INFERTILITY  RESULTING  THEREFROM.   SUCH DIAGNOSIS AND
 TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE PELVIC EXAM, ULTRASOUND, LAB TESTS, MAGNETIC RESO-
 NANCE IMAGING,  HYSTEROSONOGRAPHY,  HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY,  HYSTEROSCOPY
 MEDICATION, NONINVASIVE PROCEDURES, UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION, RADIOF-
 REQUENCY  ABLATION,  LAPAROSCOPIC  OR  ROBOTIC MYOMECTOMY, HYSTEROSCOPIC
 MYOMECTOMY, ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION, ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY, HYSTERECTOMY  OR
 ANY  OTHER  TREATMENT,  OR  ANY COMBINATION OF TREATMENTS, PROVIDED SUCH
 TREATMENT IS RECOMMENDED BY A PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows:
   (22) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN
 THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL  COVERAGE  SHALL
 PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR  ALL COSTS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF UTERINE
 FIBROIDS, ALSO CALLED LEIOMYOMAS  OR  MYOMAS,  AND  RELATED  CONDITIONS,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO PAIN, DISCOMFORT AND INFERTILITY RESULTING
 THEREFROM. SUCH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE PELVIC EXAM,  ULTRA-
 SOUND, LAB TESTS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, HYSTEROSONOGRAPHY, HYSTER-
 OSALPINGOGRAPHY,   HYSTEROSCOPY   MEDICATION,   NONINVASIVE  PROCEDURES,
 UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION, RADIOFREQUENCY  ABLATION,  LAPAROSCOPIC  OR
 ROBOTIC  MYOMECTOMY,  HYSTEROSCOPIC  MYOMECTOMY,  ENDOMETRIAL  ABLATION,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A9054B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8549
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2058, S1194

2021-A9054B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for procedures relating to the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and related conditions, including pain, discomfort and infertility resulting therefrom.

2021-A9054B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9054--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JOYNER, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Insurance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law, in relation to requiring health
   insurers to provide coverage for diagnosis and treatment of fibroids
 
   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 INSURER ISSUING A POLICY OF ACCIDENT AND  HEALTH  INSURANCE
 FOR  DELIVERY  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL COSTS FOR
 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF UTERINE FIBROIDS, ALSO CALLED  LEIOMYOMAS  OR
 MYOMAS,  AND  RELATED  CONDITIONS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO PAIN,
 DISCOMFORT AND INFERTILITY RESULTING  THEREFROM.    SUCH  DIAGNOSIS  AND
 TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE PELVIC EXAM, ULTRASOUND, LAB TESTS, MAGNETIC RESO-
 NANCE  IMAGING,  HYSTEROSONOGRAPHY,  HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY, HYSTEROSCOPY
 MEDICATION, NONINVASIVE PROCEDURES, UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION, RADIOF-
 REQUENCY ABLATION, LAPAROSCOPIC  OR  ROBOTIC  MYOMECTOMY,  HYSTEROSCOPIC
 MYOMECTOMY,  ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION, ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY, HYSTERECTOMY OR
 ANY OTHER TREATMENT, OR ANY COMBINATION  OF  TREATMENTS,  PROVIDED  SUCH
 TREATMENT  IS RECOMMENDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LICENSED TO PRACTICE
 IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows:
   (22) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN
 THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL  COVERAGE  SHALL
 PROVIDE  COVERAGE  FOR  ALL COSTS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF UTERINE
 FIBROIDS, ALSO CALLED LEIOMYOMAS  OR  MYOMAS,  AND  RELATED  CONDITIONS,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO PAIN, DISCOMFORT AND INFERTILITY RESULTING
 THEREFROM. SUCH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE PELVIC EXAM,  ULTRA-
 SOUND, LAB TESTS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, HYSTEROSONOGRAPHY, HYSTER-
 OSALPINGOGRAPHY,   HYSTEROSCOPY   MEDICATION,   NONINVASIVE  PROCEDURES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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