Senate Bill S7075

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires insurers to provide insureds or subscribers with an explanation of pharmaceutical benefits relating to claims under certain accident and health insurance policies

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3516 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S7075 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3516
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §3234 to be §3244, amd §3244, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A7946

2021-S7075 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires insurers to provide insureds or subscribers with an explanation of pharmaceutical benefits relating to claims under certain accident and health insurance policies.

2021-S7075 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7075 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7075
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 requiring insurers  to
   provide  insureds or subscribers with an explanation of pharmaceutical
   benefits relating to claims under certain accident and  health  insur-
   ance policies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3234 of the insurance law, as added by chapter  731
 of  the  laws  of 1993, is renumbered section 3244 and subsection (a) of
 such section is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Every insurer, including health maintenance organizations  operat-
 ing  under article forty-four of the public health law or article forty-
 three of this chapter and any other corporation operating under  article
 forty-three  of  this  chapter,  is  required  to provide the insured or
 subscriber with an explanation of  benefits  form  in  response  to  the
 filing of any claim under a policy or certificate providing coverage for
 hospital  [or],  medical  OR PHARMACEUTICAL expenses, including policies
 and certificates providing nursing home expense  or  home  care  expense
 benefits.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall apply to all claims filed on and after  such
 effective  date.  Effective  immediately  the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01845-01-1

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