Senate Bill S252

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires health insurance coverage for lymphedema

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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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2015-S252 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A436
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3474, A8363
2017-2018: S4292, A2271
2019-2020: S3321, A2816
2021-2022: S4867, A491
2023-2024: A1876

2015-S252 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health insurance policies and contracts shall provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema; and requires such coverage shall include benefits for equipment, supplies, devices, complex decongestive therapy and out-patient self management training and education for the treatment of lymphedema.

2015-S252 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S252 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   252

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, GOLDEN -- 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  requiring  certain
  health insurance coverage for lymphedema

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

  Section 1.  Clause  (ii)  of  subparagraph  (A)  of  paragraph  20  of
subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as added by chapter
21  of  the  laws of 1997, is amended and a new clause (iii) is added to
read as follows:
  (ii) surgery and reconstruction of  the  other  breast  to  produce  a
symmetrical appearance; AND
  (III) PROSTHESES AND PHYSICAL COMPLICATIONS OF ALL STAGES OF MASTECTO-
MY, INCLUDING LYMPHEDEMA;
  S 2. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by
adding two new paragraphs 32 and 33 to read as follows:
  (32)  EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITAL, SURGICAL, MEDICAL OR MAJOR
MEDICAL COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE  DIFFERENTIAL  DIAGNOSIS
AND TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA. SUCH COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO
BENEFITS FOR A COURSE OF MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE WHOSE FREQUENCY AND DURA-
TION  IS  DETERMINED  BY  THE  TREATING  PHYSICIAN OR THERAPIST BASED ON
MEDICAL NECESSITY AND NOT BASED ON PHYSICAL THERAPY  AND  REHABILITATION
STANDARDS,  BENEFITS FOR EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, DEVICES, COMPLEX DECONGES-
TIVE THERAPY, AND OUT-PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR
THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA, IF PRESCRIBED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE OR PROVIDE SUCH ITEMS UNDER TITLE  EIGHT
OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW.    LYMPHEDEMA  THERAPY  ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL BE ADMINISTERED ONLY BY A THERAPIST CERTIFIED  TO  PERFORM
LYMPHEDEMA  TREATMENT  BY  THE  LYMPHOLOGY  ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
(LANA) OR CERTIFIED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  STANDARDS  EQUIVALENT  TO  THE

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

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