Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus antigen testing, for A, B, and DR antigens, for utilization in tissue typing for bone marrow testing.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1956
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring policies and
contracts of insurance providing hospital, surgical, or medical care
coverage to include coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing
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 34 to read as follows:
3 (34) Every policy which provides hospital, surgical, or medical care
4 coverage or provides reimbursement for laboratory tests or reimbursement
5 for diagnostic X-ray services shall provide coverage for human leukocyte
6 antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus antigen test-
7 ing, for A, B, and DR antigens for utilization in tissue typing for bone
8 marrow testing.
9 § 2. Subsection (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
10 adding a new paragraph 20 to read as follows:
11 (20) Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for delivery in
12 this state which provides hospital, surgical, or medical care coverage
13 shall provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing, also
14 referred to as histocompatible locus antigen testing, for A, B, and DR
15 antigens for utilization in tissue typing for bone marrow testing,
16 except that this provision shall not apply to a policy which covers
17 persons employed in more than one state or the benefit structure of
18 which was the subject of collective bargaining affecting persons who are
19 employed in more than one state.
20 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
21 subsection (rr) to read as follows:
22 (rr) A medical expense indemnity corporation, a hospital service
23 corporation or a health service corporation which provides coverage for
24 hospital, surgical, or medical care shall provide coverage for human
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00914-01-7
S. 1956 2
1 leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus
2 antigen testing, for A, B, and DR antigens for utilization in tissue
3 typing for bone marrow testing, except that this provision shall not
4 apply to a contract which covers persons employed in more than one state
5 or the benefit structure of which was the subject of collective bargain-
6 ing affecting persons who are employed in more than one state.
7 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
8 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all
9 policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on
10 or after such effective date. Effective immediately any rules or regu-
11 lations necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
12 date shall be promulgated, and any other measures necessary for the
13 implementation of this act on its effective date shall be taken, on or
14 before such effective date.
