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Mar 30, 2023 | referred to insurance |
senate Bill S6118
Sponsored By
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S6118 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6177
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L
S6118 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6118 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for in-vitro fertilization PURPOSE: To ensure that all those wish to become parents through in-vitro ferti- lization (IVF) may have the coverage to do so by requiring insurance coverage for donor cycle. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 sets out the title of this act. Section 2 and 3 amend sections 3221 and 4303 of the insurance law to expand IVF coverage to include donor cycles. Section 4 provides the effective date.
S6118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6118 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 30, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for in-vitro fertilization THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act". § 2. Items (v) and (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, are amended to read as follows: (v)(I) For the purposes of this paragraph, "infertility" means a disease or condition characterized by the incapacity to impregnate another person or to conceive, defined by (A) the failure to establish a clinical pregnancy after twelve months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse or therapeutic donor insemination, or after six months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse or therapeutic donor insemina- tion for a female thirty-five years of age or older; (B) A PERSON'S INABILITY TO REPRODUCE EITHER AS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR WITH THEIR PART- NER WITHOUT MEDICAL INTERVENTION; OR (C) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN'S OR OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN'S FINDINGS BASED ON A PATIENT'S MEDICAL, SEXUAL, OR REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY, AGE, PHYSICAL FINDINGS, OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. Earlier evaluation and treatment may be warranted based on an individ- ual's medical, SEXUAL, OR REPRODUCTIVE history [or], AGE, physical find- ings, OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. (II) For purposes of this paragraph, "iatrogenic infertility" means an impairment of fertility by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or other medical treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes. (vii) Every large group policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state that provides medical, major medical or similar comprehen- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10106-02-3
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