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A02904 Summary:

BILL NOA02904
 
SAME ASSAME AS S04808
 
SPONSORQuart
 
COSPNSRWeprin, Carroll, Richardson
 
MLTSPNSRTague
 
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, rpld §3216 sub§ (i) ¶31-a, §3221 sub§ (l) ¶¶7-a & 7-b, §4303 sub§§ (l-1) & (l-2), Ins L
 
Prohibits certain insurance policies from requiring prior authorization for buprenorphine products, methadone and long acting injectable naltrexone for detoxification or maintenance treatment of substance use disorders.
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A02904 Actions:

BILL NOA02904
 
01/28/2019referred to insurance
03/12/2019reported referred to codes
03/18/2019reported
03/21/2019advanced to third reading cal.152
04/10/2019passed assembly
04/10/2019delivered to senate
04/10/2019REFERRED TO INSURANCE
06/03/2019SUBSTITUTED FOR S4808
06/03/20193RD READING CAL.1142
06/03/2019PASSED SENATE
06/03/2019RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
12/19/2019delivered to governor
12/31/2019signed chap.748
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A02904 Committee Votes:

INSURANCE Chair:Cahill DATE:03/12/2019AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes
CahillAyeGarbarinoAye
CookAyeHawleyAye
PretlowAyeBlankenbushAye
RiveraAyeFinchExcused
CymbrowitzAyeRaiaAye
LavineAyePalmesanoAye
SteckAyeByrneAye
DilanAye
HunterAye
SimotasAye
WalkerAye
NiouAye
RosenthalAye
SternAye
McDonaldAye
RomeoAye
JacobsonAye

CODES Chair:Lentol DATE:03/18/2019AYE/NAY:21/0 Action: Favorable
LentolAyeRaAye
SchimmingerAyeGiglioAye
PretlowAyeMontesanoAye
CookAyeMorinelloAye
CymbrowitzAyePalumboAye
O'DonnellAbsentGarbarinoAye
LavineAye
PerryAye
ZebrowskiAye
AbinantiAye
WeprinAye
MosleyAye
HevesiAye
FahyAye
SeawrightAye
RosenthalAye

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A02904 Floor Votes:

DATE:04/10/2019Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 139/2
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
ER
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
ER
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
ER
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
ER
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
ER
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
ER
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A02904 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2904
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 28, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Insurance
 
        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  prohibiting  certain
          insurance  policies  from  requiring  prior  authorization for certain
          medications used in the treatment of substance use disorders;  and  to
          repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph 31-a of subsection (i) of  section  3216  of  the
     2  insurance  law  is REPEALED and a new paragraph 31-a is added to read as
     3  follows:
     4    (31-a) (A) No policy that provides medical, major medical  or  similar
     5  comprehensive-type coverage and provides coverage for prescription drugs
     6  for  medication  for  the  treatment  of  a substance use disorder shall
     7  require prior authorization for an initial or renewal  prescription  for
     8  all buprenorphine products, methadone or long acting injectable naltrex-
     9  one  for  detoxification  or  maintenance  treatment  of a substance use
    10  disorder except where otherwise prohibited by law.
    11    (B) Coverage provided under this paragraph may be  subject  to  copay-
    12  ments,  coinsurance,  and  annual  deductibles  that are consistent with
    13  those imposed on other benefits within the policy.
    14    § 2. Paragraphs 7-a and 7-b of subsection (l) of section 3221  of  the
    15  insurance  law  are REPEALED and a new paragraph 7-a is added to read as
    16  follows:
    17    (7-a) (A) Every policy that provides medical, major medical or similar
    18  comprehensive-type large group coverage shall provide immediate coverage
    19  for all buprenorphine products,  methadone  or  long  acting  injectable
    20  naltrexone without prior authorization for the detoxification or mainte-
    21  nance treatment of a substance use disorder.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01428-01-9

        A. 2904                             2
 
     1    (B)  Coverage  provided  under this paragraph may be subject to copay-
     2  ments, coinsurance, and annual  deductibles  that  are  consistent  with
     3  those imposed on other benefits within the policy.
     4    §  3. Subsections (l-1) and (l-2) of section 4303 of the insurance law
     5  are REPEALED and a new subsection (l-1) is added to read as follows:
     6    (l-1) (A) Every contract that  provides  medical,  major  medical,  or
     7  similar  comprehensive-type large group coverage shall provide immediate
     8  coverage for  all  buprenorphine  products,  methadone  or  long  acting
     9  injectable naltrexone without prior authorization for the detoxification
    10  or maintenance treatment of a substance use disorder.
    11    (B)  Coverage  provided  under this paragraph may be subject to copay-
    12  ments, coinsurance, and annual  deductibles  that  are  consistent  with
    13  those imposed on other benefits within the policy.
    14    §  4.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    15  have become a law.
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