Assembly Bill A3457A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A3457 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2402
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2464
2011-2012: S3833
2013-2014: S2887
2017-2018: A6261, S4341
2019-2020: A6880, S3307
2021-2022: A3182
2023-2024: A6007

2015-A3457 - Summary

Provides that insurance policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies; provides that such coverage shall include inpatient hospital coverage for a minimum period of seventy-two hours after surgery.

2015-A3457 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2402                                                  A. 3457

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by M. of A. COOK, GUNTHER, TITONE, WEPRIN,
  MARKEY, SCARBOROUGH, JAFFEE, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.
  SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage of hysterec-
  tomies

  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 32 to read as follows:
  (32) (A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES  HOSPITAL,  SURGICAL  OR  MEDICAL
COVERAGE, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE
FOR  ALL  COST FOR HYSTERECTOMIES. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE INPATIENT
HOSPITAL COVERAGE FOR  A  MINIMUM  PERIOD  OF  SEVENTY-TWO  HOURS  AFTER
SURGERY.
  (B) 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.
  (C)  COVERAGE  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL NOT RESTRICT OR ELIMINATE
EXISTING COVERAGE PROVIDED BY THE POLICY AND NOTHING IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH
SHALL  BE CONSTRUED TO DENY OR RESTRICT IN ANY WAY ANY EXISTING RIGHT OR
BENEFIT PROVIDED UNDER LAW OR BY CONTRACT.
  S 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows:
  (19) (A) EVERY GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR  DELIV-
ERY IN THIS STATE WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL COVERAGE,
OR  SIMILAR  COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL
COST FOR HYSTERECTOMIES. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE INPATIENT  HOSPITAL
COVERAGE FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER SURGERY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03053-02-5
              

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2015-A3457A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2402
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2464
2011-2012: S3833
2013-2014: S2887
2017-2018: A6261, S4341
2019-2020: A6880, S3307
2021-2022: A3182
2023-2024: A6007

2015-A3457A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that insurance policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies; provides that such coverage shall include inpatient hospital coverage for a minimum period of seventy-two hours after surgery.

2015-A3457A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2402--A                                            A. 3457--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance --
  recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in  accordance  with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A.  COOK,  GUNTHER,  TITONE,  WEPRIN,
  MARKEY,  JAFFEE,  HOOPER  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SCHIMEL --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage of  hysterec-
  tomies

  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 33 to read as follows:
  (33)  (A)  EVERY  POLICY  WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL
COVERAGE, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE, SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE
FOR ALL COST FOR HYSTERECTOMIES. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL  INCLUDE  INPATIENT
HOSPITAL  COVERAGE  FOR  A  MINIMUM  PERIOD  OF  SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER
SURGERY.
  (B) 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.
  (C) COVERAGE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH  SHALL  NOT  RESTRICT  OR  ELIMINATE
EXISTING  COVERAGE  PROVIDED BY THE POLICY AND NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO DENY OR RESTRICT IN ANY WAY ANY EXISTING RIGHT  OR
BENEFIT PROVIDED UNDER LAW OR BY CONTRACT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03053-03-6

              

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