Senate Bill S1187

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires health insurance policies to offer full coverage for annual testing for ovarian cancer and requires certain health care providers offer annual testing for ovarian cancer

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance 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-S1187 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1641
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L; add §2405-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8178, A9228

2023-S1187 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurance policies to offer full coverage for annual testing for ovarian cancer; requires certain health care providers offer annual testing for ovarian cancer.

2023-S1187 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1187 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1187
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PERSAUD,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KENNEDY, PALUMBO -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law, the social services law and the
   public health law, in relation to requiring health insurance  policies
   to fully cover testing for ovarian cancer and requiring certain health
   care providers to offer annual testing for ovarian cancer
 
   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 11-c to read as follows:
   (11-C)  (A) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL
 OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL TESTING TO PATIENTS
 THAT ARE AT HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARIAN CANCER  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO, FDA-APPROVED TESTING, TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND, PELVIC EXAM,
 AND OTHER EXAMS REGARDLESS IF PRESENTING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
   (B) SUCH ADDITIONAL COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT  TO  ANNUAL  DEDUCT-
 IBLES AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE INSURER.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 11-c to read as follows:
   (11-C) (A) EVERY INSURER DELIVERING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY OR ISSU-
 ING  A  GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES
 COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL  COVER-
 AGE FOR ANNUAL TESTING FOR INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARI-
 AN  CANCER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FDA-APPROVED TESTING, TRANSVA-
 GINAL ULTRASOUND, PELVIC EXAM  AND  OTHER EXAMS AVAILABLE  TO  THOSE  AT
 HIGH-RISK  OF  DEVELOPING  OVARIAN CANCER REGARDLESS IF PRESENTING SIGNS
 AND SYMPTOMS.
   (B) SUCH ADDITIONAL COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT  TO  ANNUAL  DEDUCT-
 IBLES AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE INSURER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02610-01-3
 S. 1187                             2
              

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