Senate Bill S2974

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Mandates commercial insurance coverage of peer support services as part of treatment for substance use disorder

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee


  • 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-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5426
2023-2024: S1177, S3519

2021-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates commercial insurance coverage of peer support services as part of treatment for substance use disorder.

2021-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2974
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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  mandating  commercial
   insurance  coverage  of peer support services as part of treatment for
   substance use disorder

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    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
 diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorder, including detoxifica-
 tion and rehabilitation services AND ALSO INCLUDING PEERS  CERTIFIED  BY
 THE  OFFICE  OF  MENTAL  HEALTH  AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY A
 CERTIFIED RECOVERY PEER ADVOCATE AS DEFINED BY THE OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION
 SERVICES  AND SUPPORTS. Such coverage shall not apply financial require-
 ments or treatment limitations  to  outpatient  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 7 of subsection (l) of section 3221
 of  the  insurance law, as amended by section 16 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
 diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorder, including detoxifica-
 tion and rehabilitation services AND ALSO INCLUDING PEERS  CERTIFIED  BY
 THE  OFFICE  OF  MENTAL  HEALTH  AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY A
 CERTIFIED RECOVERY PEER ADVOCATE AS DEFINED BY THE OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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