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Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Apr 09, 2024 |
print number 8553a |
| Apr 09, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to insurance |
| Feb 13, 2024 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S8553A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
2023-S8553 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
2023-S8553 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8553
SPONSOR: ADDABBO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to mandatory health
insurance coverage for lung cancer screening
PURPOSE:
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among New Yorkers. In New
York it is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Each year over 6,700 men
and over 7,200 women are diagnosed with lung cancer and about 3,800 men
and over 3,600 women die from this disease. In New York State, lung
cancer death rates among men and women have been declining since 1995,
but the decline among women has been slower. It is hard to detect lung
cancer early without a screening test. This is because symptoms usually
do not show until the cancer has reached later stages, when it is more
difficult to treat. This bill will provide comprehensive-type coverage
for lung cancer screenings and increase access to these life savings
screenings. Access to cancer screening, follow-up testing, and treatment
should not depend on a patient's ability to pay.
2023-S8553 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8553
I N S E N A T E
February 13, 2024
___________
Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to mandatory health
insurance coverage for lung cancer screening
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 MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMI-
LAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR FOLLOW-UP
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER WHEN SUCH
IMAGING IS RECOMMENDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ACTING WITHIN THE
PROVIDER'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION
LAW.
(B) SUCH COVERAGE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUNDS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAG-
ING, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND IMAGE-GUIDED BIOPSIES.
(C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY POLICY THAT
PROVIDES COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT IMPOSE A COPAY-
MENT, COINSURANCE OR DEDUCTIBLE REQUIREMENT ON COVERAGE FOR LUNG CANCER
SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS THAT IS GREATER THAN THE COPAY, COINSURANCE OR
DEDUCTIBLE REQUIREMENT FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS.
§ 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 POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMI-
LAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR FOLLOW-UP
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER WHEN SUCH
IMAGING IS RECOMMENDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ACTING WITHIN THE
PROVIDER'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION
LAW.
(B) SUCH COVERAGE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUNDS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAG-
ING, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND IMAGE-GUIDED BIOPSIES.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14523-01-4
co-Sponsors
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
2023-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
2023-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8553A
SPONSOR: ADDABBO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in
relation to mandatory health insurance coverage for lung cancer screen-
ing
PURPOSE:
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among New Yorkers. In New
York it is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Each year over 6,700 men
and over 7,200 women are diagnosed with lung cancer and about 3,800 men
and over 3,600 women die from this disease. In New York State, lung
cancer death rates among men and women have been declining since 1995,
but the decline among women has been slower. It is hard to detect lung
cancer early without a screening test. This is because symptoms usually
do not show until the cancer has reached later stages, when it is more
difficult to treat. This bill will provide comprehensive-type coverage
for lung cancer screenings and increase access to these life savings
screenings. Access to cancer screening, follow-up testing, and treatment
should not depend on a patient's ability to pay.
2023-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8553--A
I N S E N A T E
February 13, 2024
___________
Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, CLEARE, COONEY -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insur-
ance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in
relation to mandatory health insurance coverage for lung cancer
screening
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 MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMI-
LAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR FOLLOW-UP
SCREENING FOR LUNG CANCER WHEN RECOMMENDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
ACTING WITHIN THE PROVIDER'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT
OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY POLICY THAT
PROVIDES COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT IMPOSE PATIENT
COST SHARING FOR FOLLOW-UP SCREENING FOR LUNG CANCER.
§ 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 POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMI-
LAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR FOLLOW-UP
SCREENING FOR LUNG CANCER WHEN RECOMMENDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
ACTING WITHIN THE PROVIDER'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT
OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY POLICY THAT
PROVIDES COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT IMPOSE PATIENT
COST SHARING FOR FOLLOW-UP SCREENING FOR LUNG CANCER.
§ 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (vv) to read as follows:
(VV) (1) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMI-
LAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR FOLLOW-UP
SCREENING FOR LUNG CANCER WHEN RECOMMENDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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