| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Mar 23, 2022 | referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 14, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 10, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 09, 2022 | 1st report cal.688 |
| Mar 01, 2022 | print number 8241a |
| Mar 01, 2022 | amend (t) and recommit to women's issues |
| Feb 07, 2022 | referred to women's issues |
senate Bill S8241A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Cordell Cleare
(D) 30th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
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- Delivered to Governor
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S8241 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4328, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S201
S8241 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8241 SPONSOR: CLEARE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to permitting pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time without penalty PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amends the insurance law and the public health law to allow pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time with- out fee or waiting period. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the insurance law by adding a new subsection. Section 2: Amends the public health law by adding a new section. Section 3: Effective Date.
S8241 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8241
I N S E N A T E
February 7, 2022
___________
Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
to permitting pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance
exchange at any time without penalty
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3217-c of the insurance law is amended by adding a
new subsection (d) to read as follows:
(D) AN INSURER, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, A CORPO-
RATION ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR A
LICENSED MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW, THAT ISSUES A HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR CONTRACT THAT
PROVIDES ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD SHALL ALLOW FOR THE
ENROLLMENT OF A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT
OF THE PREGNANCY, AS CERTIFIED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED
PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
HIS OR HER PRACTICE. SUCH HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR CONTRACT SHALL NOT
IMPOSE A FEE OR OTHER PENALTY FOR SPECIAL ENROLLMENT OF THE PREGNANT
INDIVIDUAL. COVERAGE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS OF THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IN
WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES CERTIFICATION OF THE PREGNANCY.
§ 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2509-b
to read as follows:
§ 2509-B. SPECIAL ENROLLMENT; PREGNANCY. AN INSURER, SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTY-TWO OF THE INSURANCE LAW, A CORPORATION
ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THE INSURANCE LAW, OR A
LICENSED MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
TER, THAT ISSUES A HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES
ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD SHALL ALLOW FOR THE ENROLL-
MENT OF A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE
PREGNANCY, AS CERTIFIED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED PURSUANT
TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER SCOPE OF
PRACTICE. SUCH HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR CONTRACT SHALL NOT IMPOSE A
FEE OR OTHER PENALTY FOR SPECIAL ENROLLMENT OF THE PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
S8241A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4328, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S201
S8241A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8241A SPONSOR: CLEARE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to permitting pregnant women to enroll in health insurance during a special enrollment period without penalty PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amends the insurance law to permit pregnant women to enroll in health insurance during a special enrollment period without penalty. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the insurance law to permit pregnant women to enroll in health insurance during a special enrollment period without penalty. Section 2: Effective Date-Next January Succeeding Chaptering.
S8241A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8241--A
I N S E N A T E
February 7, 2022
___________
Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues -- commit-
tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
mitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to permitting pregnant
women to enroll in health insurance during a special enrollment period
without penalty
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 4 of subsection (b) of
section 4328 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws
of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(B) In addition to the enrollment periods required in subparagraph (A)
of this paragraph, an individual enrollee direct payment contract
offered pursuant to this section shall allow for the enrollment of a
pregnant individual. Such individual may enroll at any time after a
health care professional licensed pursuant to title eight of the educa-
tion law and acting within the scope of his or her practice certifies
that the individual is pregnant. SUCH HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR
CONTRACT SHALL NOT IMPOSE A FEE OR OTHER PENALTY FOR SPECIAL ENROLLMENT
OF THE PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL. Upon enrollment, coverage shall be effec-
tive as of the first day of the month in which the health care profes-
sional certifies that the individual is pregnant, unless the individual
elects to have coverage effective on the first day of the month follow-
ing the date that the individual received certification of the pregnan-
cy.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all
policies or contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on
or 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 effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07609-04-2
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