STATE OF NEW YORK
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807
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, BRONSON, DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, FERNANDEZ,
D. ROSENTHAL, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurance
coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to
prevent HIV infection
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 36 to read as follows:
3 (36) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
4 include coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the
5 prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV
6 infection.
7 § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
8 adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows:
9 (21) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
10 include coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the
11 prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV
12 infection.
13 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
14 subsection (ss) to read as follows:
15 (ss) Every contract issued by a hospital services corporation or a
16 health services corporation which provides coverage for prescription
17 drugs shall include coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis
18 (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis to
19 prevent HIV infection.
20 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05706-01-1
