Senate Bill S8973

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Expands insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization

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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-S8973 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L

2023-S8973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes restrictions of three-cycle coverage for in vitro fertilization.

2023-S8973 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8973
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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 expanded  coverage  of
   in vitro fertilization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Item (vii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph 6 of subsection
 (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended  by  section  1  of
 part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (vii)  Every  large  group  policy delivered or issued for delivery in
 this state that provides medical, major medical  or  similar  comprehen-
 sive-type coverage shall provide coverage for [three cycles of in-vitro]
 IN  VITRO  fertilization  used in the treatment of infertility. Coverage
 may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance,  including  copay-
 ments,  as  may  be  deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are
 consistent with those established for  other  benefits  within  a  given
 policy.  [For  purposes of this item, a "cycle" is defined as either all
 treatment that starts when: preparatory medications are administered for
 ovarian stimulation for oocyte retrieval with the intent  of  undergoing
 in-vitro fertilization using a fresh embryo transfer; or medications are
 administered  for  endometrial preparation with the intent of undergoing
 in-vitro fertilization using a frozen embryo transfer.]
   § 2. Subparagraph (G) of paragraph 3 of subsection (s) of section 4303
 of the insurance law, as amended by section 2 of part L of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (G) Every large group contract that provides medical, major medical or
 similar comprehensive-type coverage shall provide  coverage  for  [three
 cycles  of  in-vitro]  IN  VITRO  fertilization used in the treatment of
 infertility.  Coverage may be subject to annual deductibles and  coinsu-
 rance,  including copayments, as may be deemed appropriate by the super-
 intendent and as are consistent with those established for  other  bene-
 fits  within  a  given  contract.  [For purposes of this subparagraph, a
 "cycle" is defined as either all treatment that starts when: preparatory
 medications  are  administered  for  ovarian  stimulation   for   oocyte

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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