Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Jan 23, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A1859
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JEAN-PIERRE
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Nily Rozic
2023-A1859 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A1859 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1859 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for assistance for remotely connected insulin pens for certain patients with diabetes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (kk) to read as follows: (KK) REMOTELY CONNECTED INSULIN PENS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES THAT CAN OPERATE INTERACTIVELY AND/OR AUTONOMOUSLY FOR RECIPIENTS WHO ARE SEVEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WILL BE USING SUCH A DEVICE SOLELY WITH APPROPRIATELY PRESCRIBED INSULIN CARTRIDGES; PROVIDED RECIPIENTS YOUNGER THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD MAY USE THE REMOTELY CONNECTED INSULIN DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ADULT SUPERVISION. COVERAGE OF SUCH REMOTELY CONNECTED INSU- LIN PENS SHALL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE PHARMACY BENEFIT OF MEDICAL ASSIST- ANCE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND THE COST OF SUCH SERVICES, INCLUDING THE COST TO ADMINISTER SUCH BENEFIT, SHALL BE ADEQUATELY REFLECTED IN MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION PREMIUM PAYMENTS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02589-01-3
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