Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 21, 2013 |
signed chap.388 |
Oct 09, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.290 substituted for a490a |
Jun 13, 2013 |
referred to ways and means returned to assembly repassed senate |
Jun 10, 2013 |
amended on third reading (t) 2287a |
Jun 10, 2013 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly |
May 01, 2013 |
referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 29, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 24, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 23, 2013 |
1st report cal.414 |
Mar 18, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 15, 2013 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S2287A
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S2287 - Details
2013-S2287 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2287 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain health insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis and related eosinophilic disorders PURPOSE: To update and modify existing laws requiring the coverage of enteral formulas. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: The short title - Hannah's Law. Sections 2: Through four amend Insurance Law sections 3216(i) (21), 3221(11) and 4303(y), respectively, to specify that the existing requirements concerning coverage of enteral formulas under prescription drug plans is also applicable to policies providing medical, major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage, whether administered orally or via tube feeding, and applicable to eosinophilic esophagitis and related eosiniphilic disorders. It also removes the existing $2,500 annual cap applicable to these enteral formulas. Section 5: Makes a conforming amendment to Insurance Law section 4322(b) (25), applicable to standardized individual enrollee direct payment contracts offered by health maintenance organizations.
2013-S2287 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2287 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- 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 policies to include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis and related eosinophilic disorders 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 "Hannah's law". S 2. Paragraph 21 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 177 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: (21) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for home use, WHETHER ADMINISTERED ORALLY OR VIA TUBE FEEDING, for which a physician or other licensed health care provider legally authorized to prescribe under title eight of the education law has issued a written order. Such writ- ten order shall state that the enteral formula is clearly medically necessary and has been proven effective as a disease-specific treatment regimen for those individuals who are or will become malnourished or suffer from disorders, which if left untreated, cause chronic physical disability, mental retardation or death. Specific diseases for which enteral formulas have been proven effective shall include, but are not limited to, inherited diseases of amino acid or organic acid metabolism; Crohn's Disease; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS AND RELATED EOSINOPHILIC DISORDERS; gastroesophageal reflux with failure to thrive; disorders of gastrointestinal motility such as chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; and multiple, severe food allergies which if left untreated will cause malnourishment, chronic physical disability, mental retardation or death. Enteral formulas which are medically necessary and taken under EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05057-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S2287A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2287A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2287A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain health insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas whether administered orally or via tube feeding PURPOSE: To update and modify existing laws requiring the coverage of enteral formulas. Section 1: The short title Hannah's Law. Sections 2-4: Respectively, the sections amend the following sections of the insurance law: Paragraph 21 of subsection (I) of section 3216, paragraph 11 of subsection (k) of section 3221, and subsection (y) of section 4303. Each section is amended to require that any insurance policy which covers medical, major medical, or comprehensive-type insurance also covers both oral and facing-tube administered enteral formulas. Section 5: Makes a conforming amendment to Insurance law section 4322(b) (25), applicable to standardized individual enrollee direct payment contracts offered by health maintenance organizations. Section 6: Provides the effective date.
2013-S2287A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2287--A Cal. No. 414 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BALL, O'BRIEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain health insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas whether administered orally or via tube feeding 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 "Hannah's law". S 2. Paragraph 21 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 177 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: (21) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for home use, WHETHER ADMINISTERED ORALLY OR VIA TUBE FEEDING, for which a physician or other licensed health care provider legally authorized to prescribe under title eight of the education law has issued a written order. Such writ- ten order shall state that the enteral formula is clearly medically necessary and has been proven effective as a disease-specific treatment regimen for those individuals who are or will become malnourished or suffer from disorders, which if left untreated, cause chronic physical disability, mental retardation or death. Specific diseases for which enteral formulas have been proven effective shall include, but are not limited to, inherited diseases of amino acid or organic acid metabolism; Crohn's Disease; gastroesophageal reflux with failure to thrive; disor- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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