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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4350--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 30, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, ESPAILLAT, SAMPSON, STAVISKY, STEWART-
COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Commit-
tee on Insurance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
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 29 to read as follows:
3 (29) 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 19 to read as follows:
11 (19) 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.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
2 subsection (ii) to read as follows:
3 (ii) A medical expense indemnity corporation, a hospital service
4 corporation or a health service corporation which provides coverage for
5 hospital, surgical, or medical care shall provide coverage for human
6 leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus
7 antigen testing, for A, B, and DR antigens for utilization in tissue
8 typing for bone marrow testing, except that this provision shall not
9 apply to a contract which covers persons employed in more than one state
10 or the benefit structure of which was the subject of collective bargain-
11 ing affecting persons who are employed in more than one state.
12 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all
14 policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on
15 or after such effective date. Effective immediately any rules or regu-
16 lations necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
17 date shall be promulgated, and any other measures necessary for the
18 implementation of this act on its effective date shall be taken, on or
19 before such effective date.
