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A01178 Summary:

A01178 Actions:

A01178 Committee Votes:

Committee:INSURANCE   Chair:Cahill      
DATE:05/25/2016AYE/NAY:22/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Cahill
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Cook
Aye
Butler
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Finch
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Curran
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Walter
Aye
Moya
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Skoufis
Aye
Steck
Aye
Crespo
Aye
Goldfeder
Excused
McDonald
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Hunter
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:06/06/2016AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Saladino
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Corwin
Excused
Perry
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Colton
Aye
Walter
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Wright
Excused
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Markey
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/14/2016AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Excused
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Excused
Dinowitz
Excused
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A01178 Floor Votes:

A01178 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1178--C
                                                                 Cal. No. 54
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 8, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, ORTIZ, ROSENTHAL, WRIGHT, JAFFEE, PERRY,
          CLARK,  HOOPER, DINOWITZ, ZEBROWSKI, TITONE, RIVERA, ABINANTI, COLTON,
          DenDEKKER, McKEVITT, DUPREY, RAIA, LAVINE, SALADINO, LALOR  --  Multi-
          Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. ABBATE, BENEDETTO, COOK, CROUCH, CUSICK,
          GALEF, GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI,  McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,
          PAULIN,  SCHIMEL,  SKARTADOS,  THIELE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
          referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred
          to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
          -- advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
          ing its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  mandatory  health
          insurance coverage for providing prosthetic devices
 
          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 33 to read as follows:
     3    (33)  Every  policy  which provides medical, major medical, or similar
     4  comprehensive  type  coverage  shall  provide  coverage  for  prosthetic
     5  devices,  including  repairs  and  replacements,  that  are intended for
     6  medically necessary rehabilitative and habilitative purposes as required
     7  by 42 U.S.C. §18022.  As  such,  prosthetic  device  coverage  shall  be
     8  subject  to  annual deductibles and coinsurance as deemed appropriate by
     9  the superintendent in amounts no greater  than  other  essential  health
    10  benefits  covered by the policy. The term "prosthetic device" as used in
    11  this paragraph includes an artificial limb and all of the components and
    12  related services that comprise prosthetic care  but  shall  not  include
    13  shoes  or  any  other  article  considered  as ordinary wearing apparel,
    14  whether or not specially constructed.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00990-07-6
        A. 1178--C                          2
 
     1    § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
     2  adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows:
     3    (19)  Every  policy  which provides medical, major medical, or similar
     4  comprehensive  type  coverage  shall  provide  coverage  for  prosthetic
     5  devices,  including  repairs  and  replacements,  that  are intended for
     6  medically necessary rehabilitative and habilitative purposes as required
     7  by 42 U.S.C. §18022.  As  such,  prosthetic  device  coverage  shall  be
     8  subject  to  annual deductibles and coinsurance as deemed appropriate by
     9  the superintendent in amounts no greater  than  other  essential  health
    10  benefits  covered by the policy. The term "prosthetic device" as used in
    11  this paragraph includes an artificial limb and all of the components and
    12  related services that comprise prosthetic care  but  shall  not  include
    13  shoes  or  any  other  article  considered  as ordinary wearing apparel,
    14  whether or not specially constructed.
    15    § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    16  subsection (qq) to read as follows:
    17    (qq)  Every  policy  which provides medical, major medical, or similar
    18  comprehensive  type  coverage  shall  provide  coverage  for  prosthetic
    19  devices,  including  repairs  and  replacements,  that  are intended for
    20  medically necessary rehabilitative and habilitative purposes as required
    21  by 42 U.S.C. §18022.  As  such,  prosthetic  device  coverage  shall  be
    22  subject  to  annual deductibles and coinsurance as deemed appropriate by
    23  the superintendent in amounts no greater  than  other  essential  health
    24  benefits  covered by the policy. The term "prosthetic device" as used in
    25  this subsection includes an artificial limb and all  of  the  components
    26  and related services that comprise prosthetic care but shall not include
    27  shoes  or  any  other  article  considered  as ordinary wearing apparel,
    28  whether or not specially constructed.
    29    § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    30  have  become  a  law  and  shall apply to policies and contracts issued,
    31  renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.