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A07906 Summary:

A07906 Actions:

A07906 Committee Votes:

Committee:INSURANCE   Chair:Weprin      
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:24/0  Action: Favorable         
Weprin
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Steck
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Jacobson
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Meeks
Aye
Forrest
Excused
Anderson
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Bores
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Berger
Aye
Eichenstein
Aye
Kay
Aye
Yeger
Aye
Wieder
Aye

A07906 Floor Votes:

A07906 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7906--A
                                                                Cal. No. 164
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 11, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. HUNTER, CLARK, PALMESANO, ROZIC, PEOPLES-STOKES
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Insurance  --  reported
          from  committee,  advanced  to  a  third  reading, amended and ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

        AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
          to clarifying the provision of donate  life  registration  to  certain
          insured persons
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph 17 of subsection  (a)  of  section  3221  of  the
     2  insurance  law, as amended by chapter 29 of the laws of 2023, is amended
     3  to read as follows:
     4    (17) [Space shall be provided] Every policy delivered   or issued  for
     5  delivery  in  this state which provides major medical or similar compre-
     6  hensive-type coverage shall provide space on any enrollment, renewal  or
     7  initial  online  portal  process  setup  forms required of an insured or
     8  applicant for insurance so that the insured or applicant  for  insurance
     9  shall  register  or decline registration in the donate life registry for
    10  organ, eye and tissue donations under this section  of  the  enrollment,
    11  renewal  or  initial  online  portal  process  setup  forms and that the
    12  following is stated on the form in clear and conspicuous type:
    13    "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to  be  added
    14  to  the  Donate  Life  Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
    15  tion'."
    16    § 2. Paragraph 15 of subsection (c) of section 3216 of  the  insurance
    17  law,  as  added by chapter 29 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
    18  follows:
    19    (15) [Space shall be provided] Every policy delivered  or  issued  for
    20  delivery  in  this state which provides major medical or similar compre-
    21  hensive-type coverage shall provide space on any enrollment, renewal  or
    22  initial  online  portal  process  setup  forms required of an insured or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11440-03-5
        A. 7906--A                          2
 
     1  applicant for insurance, except forms issued by the NY State of  Health,
     2  the  official  Health  Plan  Marketplace,  other than those specifically
     3  referenced in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five  of
     4  section  [four thousand three] forty-three hundred ten and paragraph (v)
     5  of subdivision one of section two hundred six of the public health  law,
     6  required of an insured or applicant for insurance so that the insured or
     7  applicant  shall  register  or  decline  registration in the donate life
     8  registry for organ, eye and tissue donations under this section  of  the
     9  enrollment  or renewal form and that the following is stated on the form
    10  in clear and conspicuous type:
    11    "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to  be  added
    12  to  the  Donate  Life  Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
    13  tion'."
    14    § 3. Subsection (o) of section 4306 of the insurance law,  as  amended
    15  by chapter 29 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
    16    (o)  [Space  shall be provided] Every contract delivered or issued for
    17  delivery in this state which provides major medical or  similar  compre-
    18  hensive-type  coverage shall provide space on any enrollment, renewal or
    19  initial online portal process setup forms required of  a  subscriber  or
    20  applicant  for  coverage, except forms issued by the NY State of Health,
    21  the official Health Plan  Marketplace,  other  than  those  specifically
    22  referenced  in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five of
    23  section [forty three] forty-three  hundred  ten  and  paragraph  (v)  of
    24  subdivision  one of section two hundred six of the public health law, so
    25  that the subscriber or applicant for coverage shall register or  decline
    26  registration  in  the  donate  life  registry  for organ, eye and tissue
    27  donations under this section  of  the  enrollment,  renewal  or  initial
    28  online  portal  process  setup forms and that the following is stated on
    29  the form in clear and conspicuous type:
    30    "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to  be  added
    31  to  the  Donate  Life  Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
    32  tion'."
    33    § 4. Subdivision 8 of section  4408  of  the  public  health  law,  as
    34  amended  by  chapter  29  of  the  laws  of  2023, is amended to read as
    35  follows:
    36    8. [Space shall be provided] Every contract delivered  or  issued  for
    37  delivery  in  this state which provides major medical or similar compre-
    38  hensive-type coverage shall provide space on any enrollment, renewal  or
    39  initial  online  portal  process setup forms required of a subscriber or
    40  applicant for coverage, excepting  forms  issued  by  the  NY  State  of
    41  Health,  the  official Health Plan Marketplace, other than those specif-
    42  ically referenced in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision
    43  five of section forty-three hundred ten and paragraph (v) of subdivision
    44  one  of  section two hundred six of this chapter, so that the subscriber
    45  or applicant for coverage shall register or decline registration in  the
    46  donate  life  registry  for  organ,  eye and tissue donations under this
    47  section of the enrollment or renewal form  and  that  the  following  is
    48  stated on the form in clear and conspicuous type:
    49    "You  must  fill out the following section: Would you like to be added
    50  to the Donate Life Registry? Check box for 'yes'  or  'skip  this  ques-
    51  tion'."
    52    §  5.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    53  manner as chapter 758 of the laws of 2022, as amended by chapter 159  of
    54  the laws of 2024, takes effect.