STATE OF NEW YORK
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431
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, TITONE, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, BENEDETTO,
STIRPE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, FINCH, GRAF, McDO-
NOUGH, MOYA, RAIA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for the
screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subclause 5 of clause (ix) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
2 25 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by
3 chapter 596 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
4 (5) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
5 litative or nonrestorative[, in the event that the policy provides
6 coverage for therapeutic care]; and
7 § 2. Subclause 5 of clause (ix) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph 17
8 of subsection (1) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by
9 chapter 596 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
10 (5) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
11 litative or nonrestorative[, in the event that the policy provides
12 coverage for therapeutic care]; and
13 § 3. Clause (v) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph 3 of subsection (ee)
14 of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 596 of the
15 laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
16 (v) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
17 litative or nonrestorative[, in the event that the policy provides
18 coverage for therapeutic care]; and
19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03316-01-7
