Assembly Bill A7562

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the duration of a medical procedure

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A7562 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3820
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9957

2025-A7562 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the entire duration of a procedure for which a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such anesthesia.

2025-A7562 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7562
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  health
   insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the duration of
   a medical procedure
 
   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 41 to read as follows:
   (41)  EVERY  POLICY  THAT  PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR
 MEDICAL CARE SHALL PROVIDE THE COVERAGE FOR ANESTHESIA  FOR  THE  ENTIRE
 DURATION  OF  A  PROCEDURE FOR WHICH A LICENSED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER HAS
 ISSUED AN ORDER FOR SUCH ANESTHESIA.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 23 to read as follows:
   (23) EVERY INSURER DELIVERING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY OR  ISSUING  A
 GROUP  OR BLANKET POLICY FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES COVER-
 AGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  COVERAGE
 FOR  ANESTHESIA  FOR  THE  ENTIRE  DURATION  OF  A PROCEDURE FOR WHICH A
 LICENSED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER HAS ISSUED AN ORDER FOR SUCH ANESTHESIA.
   § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (ww) to read as follows:
   (WW)  A  MEDICAL  EXPENSE  INDEMNITY  CORPORATION,  A HOSPITAL SERVICE
 CORPORATION OR A HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES  COVERAGE  FOR
 HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL PROVIDE THE COVERAGE FOR ANES-
 THESIA FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF  A  PROCEDURE  FOR  WHICH  A  LICENSED
 MEDICAL PRACTITIONER HAS ISSUED AN ORDER FOR SUCH ANESTHESIA.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08023-02-5

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