Amd SS3216, 3221 & 4304, Ins L; amd S207, Pub Health L
Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception when provided pursuant to an ordinary prescription or order and when lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order; defines "emergency contraception" to mean one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used separately or in combination, in a dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when used after intercourse, found safe and effective for that use by the United States food and drug administration, and dispensed or administered for that purpose.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JOYNER, GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, GALEF,
JAFFEE, MOSLEY, PICHARDO, ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, SCARBOROUGH, CROUCH --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, COOK, GLICK, THIELE --
read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
to providing for dispensing emergency contraception under certain
conditions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
2 new subsection (n) to read as follows:
3 (n)(1) Any policy under this article that covers contraception when
4 provided pursuant to a prescription, shall cover emergency contraception
5 when provided pursuant to an ordinary prescription or order under
6 section sixty-eight hundred thirty-one of the education law and when
7 lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order.
8 (2) For purposes of this subsection, "emergency contraception" means
9 one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used separately or
10 in combination, in a dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when
11 used after intercourse, found safe and effective for that use by the
12 United States food and drug administration, and dispensed or adminis-
13 tered for that purpose.
14 § 2. Section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
15 subsection (t) to read as follows:
16 (t)(1) Any policy under this article that covers contraception when
17 provided pursuant to a prescription, shall cover emergency contraception
18 when provided pursuant to an ordinary prescription or order under
19 section sixty-eight hundred thirty-one of the education law and when
20 lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order.
21 (2) For purposes of this subsection, "emergency contraception" means
22 one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used separately or
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 in combination, in a dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when
2 used after intercourse, found safe and effective for that use by the
3 United States food and drug administration, and dispensed or adminis-
4 tered for that purpose.
5 § 3. Section 4304 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
6 subsection (n) to read as follows:
7 (n)(1) Any policy under this article that covers contraception when
8 provided pursuant to a prescription, shall cover emergency contraception
9 when provided pursuant to an ordinary prescription or order under
10 section sixty-eight hundred thirty-one of the education law and when
11 lawfully provided other than through a prescription or order.
12 (2) For purposes of this subsection, "emergency contraception" means
13 one or more prescription or non-prescription drugs, used separately or
14 in combination, in a dosage and manner for preventing pregnancy when
15 used after intercourse, found safe and effective for that use by the
16 United States food and drug administration, and dispensed or adminis-
17 tered for that purpose.
18 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended
19 by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
20 (k) Emergency contraception, including information about its safety,
21 efficacy, appropriate use and availability.
22 § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
23 it shall have become a law; and sections one, two and three of this act
24 shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered
25 or amended on or after such effective date.
