Prohibits insurers from restricting or imposing delays in the distribution of antiretroviral prescription drugs prescribed to a person for the treatment or prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1619--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, BRONSON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee
on Insurance in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurers
from restricting or imposing delays in the distribution of antiretro-
viral prescription drugs to certain persons
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph 39 to read as follows:
3 (39) No policy that provides coverage for antiretroviral prescription
4 drugs prescribed for the treatment or prevention of the human immunode-
5 ficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) shall
6 subject such drugs to prior authorization.
7 § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
8 adding a new paragraph 22 to read as follows:
9 (22) Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for delivery in
10 this state that provides coverage for antiretroviral prescription drugs
11 for the treatment or prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus
12 (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) shall not subject
13 such drug to a prior authorization requirement.
14 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
15 subsection (vv) to read as follows:
16 (vv) Any contract issued by a medical expense indemnity corporation, a
17 hospital service corporation or a health services corporation that
18 provides coverage for antiretroviral prescription drugs for the treat-
19 ment or prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired
20 immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) shall not subject such drug to a prior
21 authorization requirement.
22 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
23 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04099-02-4
