Assembly Bill A3965

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a student shall be eligible for up to eighteen months of coverage if such person is on medical leave from his or her school

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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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2009-A3965 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3237, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3624
2013-2014: A2005
2015-2016: A1371
2017-2018: A2421

2009-A3965 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a student shall be eligible for up to eighteen months of coverage if such person is on medical leave from his or her school.

2009-A3965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3965

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CROUCH  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
  BACALLES, FINCH, GIGLIO, OAKS, TOWNSEND -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to medical coverage for
  students who take medical leaves of absence

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

  Section  1.  Subsection  (a)  of section 3237 of the insurance law, as
amended by chapter 575 of the laws  of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (a)  Every individual health insurance policy and every group or blan-
ket accident and health insurance  policy  that  provides  coverage  for
dependent children who are full-time students to a higher age than other
dependent  children  shall  continue the coverage of a covered dependent
student who takes a leave of absence from school due to  illness  for  a
period  of  [twelve]  EIGHTEEN months from the last day of attendance in
school, provided, however, that nothing in this  section  shall  require
coverage  of  a dependent student beyond the age at which coverage would
otherwise terminate.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
contract issued, modified, or renewed on or after such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06972-01-9

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