Assembly Bill A6368

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for tracking devices for children with developmental disabilities

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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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2017-A6368 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8301
2015-2016: A3166

2017-A6368 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for tracking devices to be used on children with developmental disabilities.

2017-A6368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6368
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, DINOWITZ, OTIS, ABINANTI, MOSLEY, JAFFEE,
   COOK,  GALEF,  CRESPO,  SEPULVEDA  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
   DiPIETRO, GIGLIO, McLAUGHLIN, PERRY, ROZIC, 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 34 to read as follows:
   (34)  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.
   § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 20 to read as follows:
   (20)  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.
   §  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 subsection (rr) to read as follows:
   (RR) 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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