A05413 Summary:

BILL NOA05413
 
SAME ASSAME AS S01778
 
SPONSORCusick (MS)
 
COSPNSRTitone, Abinanti
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd SS3221 & 4303, Ins L
 
Includes post traumatic stress disorder among the biologically-based mental illness to be covered.
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A05413 Actions:

BILL NOA05413
 
02/26/2013referred to insurance
01/08/2014referred to insurance
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A05413 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A05413 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5413
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 26, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, TITONE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Insurance
 
        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to post traumatic  stress
          disorder
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 

     1    Section 1.   Clause  (ii)  of  subparagraph  (B)  of  paragraph  5  of
     2  subsection (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
     3  ter 502 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (ii)  For  purposes  of  this  paragraph, the term "biologically based
     5  mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that  is
     6  caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically
     7  significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits
     8  the  functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based
     9  mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major
    10  depression, bipolar  disorder,  delusional  disorders,  panic  disorder,
    11  obsessive  compulsive disorders, bulimia, [and] anorexia, and post trau-
    12  matic stress disorder.

    13    § 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 2 of subsection (g) of section 4303
    14  of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007,  is
    15  amended to read as follows:
    16    (B)  For  purposes  of  this  subsection, the term "biologically based
    17  mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that  is
    18  caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically
    19  significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits
    20  the  functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based
    21  mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major
    22  depression, bipolar  disorder,  delusional  disorders,  panic  disorder,
    23  obsessive  compulsive disorders, anorexia, [and] bulimia, and post trau-
    24  matic stress disorder.
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05431-01-3

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     1    § 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 2 of subsection (h) of section 4303
     2  of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (B)  For  purposes  of  this  subsection, the term "biologically based
     5  mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that  is
     6  caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically
     7  significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits
     8  the  functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based

     9  mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major
    10  depression, bipolar  disorder,  delusional  disorders,  panic  disorder,
    11  obsessive  compulsive  disorder, anorexia, [and] bulimia, and post trau-
    12  matic stress disorder.
    13    § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    14  have  become  a  law; provided, however, that the provisions of this act
    15  shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered
    16  or amended on or after such effective date.
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