| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Oct 08, 2021 | signed chap.436 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | delivered to governor |
| Jun 09, 2021 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1662 substituted for s577 |
| Jun 09, 2021 | substituted by a783 ordered to third reading cal.1662 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jan 06, 2021 | referred to health |
senate Bill S577
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
James Sanders Jr.
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A783 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S577 (ACTIVE) - Details
S577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S577 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to coverage of ostomy supplies in the child health plus program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill would require the child health plus program to include ostomy equipment and supplies as a covered health care service. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law by adding ostomy equipment and supplies to the list of covered health services. Section 2 is the effective date of the bill.
S577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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577
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to coverage of ostomy
supplies in the child health plus program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 428 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
7. "Covered health care services" means: the services of physicians,
optometrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and other related
professional personnel which are provided on an outpatient basis,
including routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of illness
and injury; inpatient health care services; laboratory tests; diagnostic
x-rays; prescription and non-prescription drugs, OSTOMY SUPPLIES and
durable medical equipment; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; hemodialy-
sis; outpatient blood clotting factor products and other treatments and
services furnished in connection with the care of hemophilia and other
blood clotting protein deficiencies; emergency room services; hospice
services; emergency, preventive and routine dental care, including
medically necessary orthodontia but excluding cosmetic surgery; emergen-
cy, preventive and routine vision care, including eyeglasses; speech and
hearing services; and, inpatient and outpatient mental health, alcohol
and substance abuse services as defined by the commissioner in consulta-
tion with the superintendent. "Covered health care services" shall not
include drugs, procedures and supplies for the treatment of erectile
dysfunction when provided to, or prescribed for use by, a person who is
required to register as a sex offender pursuant to article six-C of the
correction law, provided that any denial of coverage of such drugs,
procedures or supplies shall provide the patient with the means of
obtaining additional information concerning both the denial and the
means of challenging such denial.
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