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Jan 22, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A3166
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITONE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Steven Otis
Thomas Abinanti
Walter T. Mosley
multi-Sponsors
David DiPietro
Joseph Giglio
Margaret Markey
Steven McLaughlin
2015-A3166 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A3166 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3166 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, DINOWITZ, OTIS, ABINANTI, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, DUPREY, COOK, GALEF, CRESPO, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, DiPIETRO, GIGLIO, MARKEY, McLAUGHLIN, PERRY, ROZIC, SCHIMEL, SIMOTAS, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to mandatory health insurance coverage for tracking devices for children with develop- mental disabilities 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 32 to read as follows: (32) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR GPS TRACKING DEVICES TO BE USED ON CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PROVIDED THAT THE TREATING PHYSICIAN OR OTHER LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ISSUES A WRITTEN ORDER STATING SUCH DEVICE IS NECESSARY FOR THE CHILD'S WELFARE. S 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows: (19) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR GPS TRACKING DEVICES TO BE USED ON CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PROVIDED THAT THE TREATING PHYSICIAN OR OTHER LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ISSUES A WRITTEN ORDER STATING SUCH DEVICE IS NECESSARY FOR THE CHILD'S WELFARE. S 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (pp) to read as follows: (PP) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE TYPE COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR GPS TRACKING DEVICES TO BE USED ON CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PROVIDED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03776-02-5
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