Assembly Bill A6007

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A6007 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A3457
2017-2018: A6261
2019-2020: A6880
2021-2022: A3182

2023-A6007 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that insurance policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies; provides that such coverage shall include inpatient hospital coverage for a minimum period of seventy-two hours after surgery.

2023-A6007 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6007
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, AUBRY, WEPRIN, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  SIMON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage of hysterec-
   tomies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subsection  (i)  of  section 3216 of the insurance law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph 39 to read as follows:
   (39) (A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES  HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL  OR  MEDICAL
 COVERAGE, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE
 FOR  ALL  COST FOR HYSTERECTOMIES. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE INPATIENT
 HOSPITAL COVERAGE FOR  A  MINIMUM  PERIOD  OF  SEVENTY-TWO  HOURS  AFTER
 SURGERY.
   (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
 AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
 WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
   (C)  COVERAGE  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL NOT RESTRICT OR ELIMINATE
 EXISTING COVERAGE PROVIDED BY THE POLICY AND NOTHING IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH
 SHALL  BE CONSTRUED TO DENY OR RESTRICT IN ANY WAY ANY EXISTING RIGHT OR
 BENEFIT PROVIDED UNDER LAW OR BY CONTRACT.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows:
   (22) (A) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR  DELIV-
 ERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE,
 OR  SIMILAR  COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL
 COST FOR HYSTERECTOMIES. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE INPATIENT  HOSPITAL
 COVERAGE FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER SURGERY.
   (B) SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE
 AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS ARE CONSISTENT
 WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08229-01-3
              

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