| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2025 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S1792
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 34th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
Actions
2025-S1792 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S1792 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1792
SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage for
substance abuse disorder services
PURPOSE OF BILL:
To require insurance companies to provide at least 90 days of inpatient
rehabilitation services to an insured upon a doctor's referred.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section I. Amends the Insurance Law to provide an individual accident
policy offering medical coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of
substance use disorder shall include coverage for at least ninety days
at an inpatient rehabilitation facility when by a doctor.
Section 2. Amends the Insurance Law to provide that group or blanket
accident and health insurance policies providing medical coverage for
2025-S1792 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1792
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 insurance coverage for
substance abuse disorder services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 30 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the
insurance law, as amended by section 5 of subpart A of part BB of chap-
ter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended by adding a new subparagraph (H)
to read as follows:
(H) A POLICY PROVIDING COVERAGE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE
COVERAGE FOR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS AT A REHABILITATION FACILITY;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY STAY IN A REHABILITATION FACILITY REQUIRED
TO BE COVERED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL REQUIRE THE REFERRAL OF A
DOCTOR.
§ 2. Paragraph 6 of subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (H) to read as follows:
(H) A POLICY PROVIDING COVERAGE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE
COVERAGE FOR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS AT A REHABILITATION FACILITY;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY STAY IN A REHABILITATION FACILITY REQUIRED
TO BE COVERED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL REQUIRE THE REFERRAL OF A
DOCTOR.
§ 3. Subsection (k) of section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 8 to read as follows:
(8) A POLICY PROVIDING COVERAGE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE
COVERAGE FOR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS AT A REHABILITATION FACILITY;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY STAY IN A REHABILITATION FACILITY REQUIRED
TO BE COVERED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE REFERRAL OF
A DOCTOR.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to any policy issued, amended, or
renewed on and after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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