A6798-2011 Actions

• Jun 6, 2012: held for consideration in insurance
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to insurance
• Mar 31, 2011: referred to insurance

A6798-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6798
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 31, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Insurance
 

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring coverage for
 hospitalization and anesthesia services related to  the  provision  of
 dental services
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new  section  3240
 to read as follows:

 

S  3240.  PAYMENT FOR ANESTHESIA AND HOSPITALIZATION RELATED TO DENTAL
 SERVICES. ANY HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH THREE OF
 SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTEEN  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER  SHALL  COVER  ANESTHESIA  AND  HOSPITAL CHARGES FOR DENTAL CARE
 PROVIDED TO A COVERED PERSON WHO: (A) IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; OR
 (B) IS SEVERELY DISABLED; OR (C) HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION  THAT  REQUIRES
 GENERAL  ANESTHESIA  OR  HOSPITALIZATION  FOR  THE  PROVISION  OF DENTAL
 SERVICES. THE COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE  SUBJECT  TO
 PROVISIONS  THAT  APPLY  TO OTHER BENEFITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE. A HEALTH INSURER MAY REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORI
 ZATION FOR HOSPITALIZATION FOR DENTAL CARE IN THE SAME MANNER  AS  WOULD
 BE  REQUIRED FOR OTHER COVERED MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WHEN SERVICES DEFINED
 IN THIS SECTION ARE PROVIDED BY A DENTIST ACTING WITHIN THE LAWFUL SCOPE
 OF HIS OR HER LICENSE, BENEFITS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE SAME LEVELS AND
 UNDER THE SAME TERMS WHETHER PROVIDED BY A PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04199-01-1

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