S03790 Summary:

BILL NOS03790
 
SAME ASSAME AS A02604
 
SPONSORKRUEGER
 
COSPNSRPARKER, SANDERS
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4304, Ins L; amd §207, Pub Health L
 
Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception when provided pursuant to an ordinary prescription or order and when lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order; defines "emergency contraception" to mean one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used separately or in combination, in a dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when used after intercourse, found safe and effective for that use by the United States food and drug administration, and dispensed or administered for that purpose.
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S03790 Actions:

BILL NOS03790
 
01/27/2017REFERRED TO INSURANCE
03/13/2017NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
05/01/2017REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH
01/03/2018REFERRED TO INSURANCE
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S03790 Committee Votes:

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S03790 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S03790 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3790
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 27, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
        AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
          to providing for  dispensing  emergency  contraception  under  certain
          conditions

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.  Section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new subsection (n) to read as follows:
     3    (n)(1)  Any  policy  under this article that covers contraception when
     4  provided pursuant to a prescription, shall cover emergency contraception
     5  when provided pursuant  to  an  ordinary  prescription  or  order  under
     6  section  sixty-eight  hundred  thirty-one  of the education law and when
     7  lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order.
     8    (2) For purposes of this subsection, "emergency  contraception"  means
     9  one  or  more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used separately or
    10  in combination, in a dosage and manner  for  preventing  pregnancy  when
    11  used  after  intercourse,  found  safe and effective for that use by the
    12  United States food and drug administration, and  dispensed  or  adminis-
    13  tered for that purpose.
    14    §  2.  Section  3221  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
    15  subsection (t) to read as follows:
    16    (t)(1) Any policy under this article that  covers  contraception  when
    17  provided pursuant to a prescription, shall cover emergency contraception
    18  when  provided  pursuant  to  an  ordinary  prescription  or order under
    19  section sixty-eight hundred thirty-one of the  education  law  and  when
    20  lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order.
    21    (2)  For  purposes of this subsection, "emergency contraception" means
    22  one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used  separately  or
    23  in  combination,  in  a  dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when
    24  used after intercourse, found safe and effective for  that  use  by  the
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05967-01-7

        S. 3790                             2
 
     1  United  States  food  and drug administration, and dispensed or adminis-
     2  tered for that purpose.
     3    §  3.  Section  4304  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
     4  subsection (n) to read as follows:
     5    (n)(1) Any policy under this article that  covers  contraception  when
     6  provided pursuant to a prescription, shall cover emergency contraception
     7  when  provided  pursuant  to  an  ordinary  prescription  or order under
     8  section sixty-eight hundred thirty-one of the  education  law  and  when
     9  lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order.
    10    (2)  For  purposes of this subsection, "emergency contraception" means
    11  one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used  separately  or
    12  in  combination,  in  a  dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when
    13  used after intercourse, found safe and effective for  that  use  by  the
    14  United  States  food  and drug administration, and dispensed or adminis-
    15  tered for that purpose.
    16    § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is  amended
    17  by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows:
    18    (n)  Emergency  contraception, including information about its safety,
    19  efficacy, appropriate use and availability.
    20    § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    21  it shall have become a law; and sections one, two and three of this  act
    22  shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered
    23  or amended on  or after such effective date.
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