Assembly Actions -
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Jan 22, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6423
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S6423 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §2511, Pub Health L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
2013-S6423 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6423 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, the public health law and the social services law, in relation to requiring coverage for the purchase of medically necessary hearing aids for children under the age of sixteen years PURPOSE: "Isabella's Law" requires all insurance policies and medical assistance to provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids for children under 16 years of age. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as "Isabella's law". Subsection (1) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 30 Every health insurance policy issued or delivered in this state shall provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids purchased from a hearing aid dispenser registered under article 37A of the general business law or an audiologist licensed under article 159 of the education law for an insured person who is less than 16 years of age, such insured person shall be entitled to reimbursement of up to $1,500 for each hearing aid every 2 years for
2013-S6423 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6423 I N S E N A T E January 22, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, the public health law and the social services law, in relation to requiring coverage for the purchase of medically necessary hearing aids for children under the age of sixteen years THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Isabella's law". S 2. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 30 to read as follows: (30) (A) (I) EVERY HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEARING AIDS PURCHASED FROM A HEARING AID DISPENSER REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY- SEVEN-A OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW OR AN AUDIOLOGIST LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUCH INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH HEARING AID EVERY TWO YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO TWO HEARING AIDS. WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT (1) THE INSURED CHILD'S HEARING HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND (2) THE EXISTING HEARING AID WILL NO LONGER CORRECT THE CHILD'S HEARING LOSS, SUCH INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL HEARING AID EXPENSES. (II) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SPEND MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON EACH HEARING AID, BUT SHALL ONLY BE ALLOWED REIMBURSEMENT UP TO THE AMOUNT PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (I) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH. (B)(I) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "HEARING AID" SHALL MEAN ANY WEARABLE INSTRUMENT OR DEVICES DESIGNED FOR HEARING AND ANY PARTS, ATTACHMENTS OR ACCESSORIES BUT EXCLUDING BATTERIES AND CORDS OR ACCESSO- RIES THERETO. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11708-02-4
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