Requires health insurers to cover breast reconstruction surgery after a partial mastectomy.

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S3801A-2011 Actions

• Aug 1, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.302
• Jul 20, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• Jun 20, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 20, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 20, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.513
• Jun 20, 2012: substituted for a7193a
• Jun 18, 2012: referred to insurance
• Jun 18, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 18, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 6, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 5, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 4, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.992
• May 22, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 3801A
• May 22, 2012: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO INSURANCE
• Mar 4, 2011: REFERRED TO INSURANCE

S3801A-2011 Meetings

Insurance: Jun 4, 2012

S3801A-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012

S3801A-2011 Votes

S3801A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3801A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for breast
reconstruction surgery after a partial mastectomy

PURPOSE:
To include insurance coverage for reconstruction after partial
mastectomies.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends Insurance Law section:

�3216(20)(A)(i)
�3221(k)(10)(i)
�4303(x)(1)(A)

EXISTING LAW:
Insurance presently covers reconstruction for mastectomies but partial
mastectomies are not similarly covered.

JUSTIFICATION:
Women who undergo the partial loss of a breast should have the same
option of reconstruction surgery as those presently covered.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10: S.1773
2007-08: S.7738

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all policies
and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or
after such date.

S3801A-2011 Text

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

                                   3801--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                March 4, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
    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

  AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to  coverage  for  breast
    reconstruction surgery after a partial mastectomy

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


    Section 1. The opening paragraph and clause (i) 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, are amended to read as follows:

    Every policy which provides medical, major medical, or similar compre-
  hensive-type  coverage  shall  provide the following coverage for breast
  reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy OR PARTIAL MASTECTOMY:

    (i) all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy
  OR PARTIAL MASTECTOMY has been performed; and
    S 2. The opening paragraph and clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of para-
  graph 10 of subsection (k) of section 3221  of  the  insurance  law,  as
  added by chapter 21 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read as follows:

    Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for delivery in this
  state  which  provides medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive-
  type coverage shall provide the following  coverage  for  breast  recon-
  struction surgery after a mastectomy OR PARTIAL MASTECTOMY:

    (i) all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy
  OR PARTIAL MASTECTOMY has been performed; and
    S  3.  The  opening  paragraph  and subparagraph (A) of paragraph 1 of
  subsection (x) of section 4303 of the insurance law, as added by chapter
  21 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read as follows:

    Every contract issued by  a  medical  expense  indemnity  corporation,
  hospital   service  corporation  or  health  service  corporation  which

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD09920-02-2

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  provides coverage for surgical or medical care shall provide the follow-
  ing coverage for breast reconstruction surgery  after  a  mastectomy  OR
  PARTIAL MASTECTOMY:

    (A) all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy
  OR PARTIAL MASTECTOMY has been performed; and
    S  4.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
  policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended  on
  or after such date.