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Assembly Bill A10873

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to peripheral artery disease

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2025-A10873 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

2025-A10873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires insurance coverage for peripheral artery disease.

2025-A10873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10873
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring coverage  of
   peripheral artery disease
 
   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 42 to read as follows:
   (42)  EVERY  POLICY  WHICH  PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR
 COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE AND PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
 SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 24 to read as follows:
   (24) EVERY GROUP OR  BLANKET  ACCIDENT  AND  HEALTH  INSURANCE  POLICY
 ISSUED  OR  ISSUED  FOR  DELIVERY  IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL,
 MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE AND PROVIDES COVER-
 AGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR PERIPHERAL  ARTERY
 DISEASE.
   §  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 subsection (yy) to read as follows:
   (YY) A MEDICAL EXPENSE  INDEMNITY  CORPORATION  OR  A  HEALTH  SERVICE
 CORPORATION  WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHEN-
 SIVE-TYPE COVERAGE AND PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR  PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS  SHALL
 INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027 and shall apply to all
 policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on
 or after such date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15354-01-6

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