Assembly Bill A2164

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions

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  • 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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2013-A2164 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4519
2011-2012: A4308
2015-2016: A1055

2013-A2164 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions (self-donated); applies to individual and group policies and to medical expense indemnity and hospital or health service corporations.

2013-A2164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2164

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  insurance
  policies covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection
  with autologous blood transfusions

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

  Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 3221 of  the  insurance  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows:
  (19) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN
THIS  STATE  WHICH PROVIDES SURGICAL COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR
ALL EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH AUTOLOGOUS  BLOOD  TRANSFUSIONS
USED FOR OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR SURGERY, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF
BLOOD  PRIOR  TO  SURGERY  AND  THE  TRANSFUSION  OF SUCH BLOOD INTO THE
INSURED, WHETHER DONE BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER SURGERY.   SUCH  COVERAGE
MAY  BE  SUBJECT  TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE AS MAY BE DEEMED
APPROPRIATE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT  AND  AS  ARE  CONSISTENT  WITH  THOSE
ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A GIVEN POLICY.
  S  2.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (jj) to read as follows:
  (JJ) A MEDICAL  EXPENSE  INDEMNITY  CORPORATION,  A  HOSPITAL  SERVICE
CORPORATION,  OR  A  HEALTH  SERVICE CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDES SURGICAL
COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED IN  CONNECTION
WITH  AUTOLOGOUS  BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS USED FOR OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR
SURGERY, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF BLOOD  PRIOR  TO  SURGERY  AND  THE
TRANSFUSION OF SUCH BLOOD INTO THE INSURED, WHETHER DONE BEFORE, DURING,
OR  AFTER  SURGERY.   SUCH COVERAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLES
AND COINSURANCE AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE  SUPERINTENDENT  AND
AS  ARE  CONSISTENT  WITH  THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER BENEFITS WITHIN A
GIVEN POLICY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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