Assembly Bill A1645

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits limitations in health insurance contracts or policies with respect to massage therapy performed by a licensed massage therapist

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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-A1645 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2356
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5869
2013-2014: S3737

2009-A1645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits limitations in health insurance contracts or policies with respect to coverage of massage therapy performed by a licensed massage therapist.

2009-A1645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1645

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BING,  TITONE, GABRYSZAK, N. RIVERA, CAHILL,
  BOYLAND, J. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  DIAZ,  GALEF,
  JAFFEE, KOON, V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MAYERSOHN, REILLY, TOWNS -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting certain
  limitations or exclusions regarding massage therapy

  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 26 to read as follows:
  (26) NO POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR MEDICAL CARE SHALL LIMIT OR
EXCLUDE COVERAGE OF CARE IN CONNECTION WITH MASSAGE THERAPY PERFORMED BY
A MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 15 to read as follows:
  (15) NO GROUP POLICY ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS STATE WHICH  PROVIDES
COVERAGE  FOR  MEDICAL  CARE  SHALL LIMIT OR EXCLUDE COVERAGE OF CARE IN
CONNECTION  WITH  MASSAGE  THERAPY  PERFORMED  BY  A  MASSAGE  THERAPIST
LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (ff) to read as follows:
  (FF) NO CONTRACT ISSUED BY A HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION OR  A  MEDICAL
EXPENSE  INDEMNITY  CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR MEDICAL CARE
SHALL LIMIT OR EXCLUDE COVERAGE OF CARE IN CONNECTION WITH MASSAGE THER-
APY PERFORMED BY A MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE  EDUCATION
LAW.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply  to  policies  and  contracts  issued,
renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03067-01-9

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