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A07979 Summary:
BILL NO | A07979A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S06674 |
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SPONSOR | Quart |
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COSPNSR | Sepulveda |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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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 | |
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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. |
A07979 Actions:
BILL NO | A07979A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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05/23/2017 | referred to insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2017 | amend and recommit to insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2017 | print number 7979a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2017 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2017 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2017 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2017 | rules report cal.617 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2017 | ordered to third reading rules cal.617 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2017 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2017 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2017 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | ordered to third reading cal.567 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/26/2018 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/26/2018 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/26/2018 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE |
A07979 Committee Votes:
Cahill | Aye | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Butler | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Rivera | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | Curran | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Walter | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Moya | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Skoufis | Aye | ||||||||
Steck | Aye | ||||||||
Crespo | Aye | ||||||||
Joyner | Aye | ||||||||
Dilan | Aye | ||||||||
Hunter | Aye | ||||||||
Simotas | Excused | ||||||||
Walker | Aye | ||||||||
Niou | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Aye | Kolb | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Oaks | Aye | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Butler | Aye | ||||||
Farrell | Aye | Crouch | Aye | ||||||
Gantt | Aye | Finch | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Aye | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Raia | Aye | ||||||
Hooper | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Ortiz | Aye | ||||||||
Pretlow | Aye | ||||||||
Cook | Aye | ||||||||
Glick | Aye | ||||||||
Morelle | Aye | ||||||||
Aubry | Aye | ||||||||
Englebright | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Colton | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Galef | Aye | ||||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Titus | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Graf | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Absent | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | McKevitt | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Titus | Aye | ||||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | ||||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
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A07979 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
ER
Davila
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
ER
Pellegrino
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barron
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonough
ER
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blake
ER
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Quart
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Ra
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Raia
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jones
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Finch
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Morelle
ER
Richardson
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walter
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Norris
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Harris
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
ER
McDonough
Yes
Quart
Yes
Titone
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Ra
Yes
Titus
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Raia
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Walker
Yes
Barrett
ER
DenDekker
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walter
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
ER
Kim
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Butler
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palmesano
ER
Simotas
Yes
Cahill
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Palumbo
ER
Skartados
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pellegrino
Yes
Solages
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A07979 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7979--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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. LBD11793-02-7A. 7979--A 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.