Expands the definition of wellness programs to include a program to address the impacts of technology use on the mental and physical well-being of youth.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9651
IN SENATE
May 16, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. BROUK -- 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 expanding the existing
definition of wellness programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs 11 and 12 of subsection (b) of section 3239 of
2 the insurance law, as amended by chapter 3 of the laws of 2024, are
3 amended and a new paragraph 13 is added to read as follows:
4 (11) a preventive care program, screenings (including biometric
5 screenings), or chronic disease management program; [and]
6 (12) a stress management program, including participation in a medi-
7 tation or sleep improvement program[.]; and
8 (13) a program to address impacts of technology use on the mental and
9 physical wellbeing of youth.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
11 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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