A08060 Summary:
BILL NO | A08060 |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | Thiele |
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Amd S4326, Ins L | |
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Provides coverage for biologically-based mental illness, psychiatric or psychological services or diagnosis or treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or ailments under the Healthy New York program. |
A08060 Actions:
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05/27/2011 | referred to insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | referred to insurance |
A08060 Floor Votes:
There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
Go to topA08060 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8060 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 27, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for biologically-based mental illness under the Healthy New York program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs 13 and 14 of subsection (d) of section 4326 of 2 the insurance law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 1999, are 3 amended and a new paragraph 15 is added to read as follows: 4 (13) blood and blood products furnished in connection with surgery or 5 inpatient hospital services; [and] 6 (14) prescription drugs obtained at a participating pharmacy. In addi- 7 tion to providing coverage at a participating pharmacy, health mainte- 8 nance organizations may utilize a mail order prescription drug program. 9 Health maintenance organizations may provide prescription drugs pursuant 10 to a drug formulary; however, health maintenance organizations must 11 implement an appeals process so that the use of non-formulary 12 prescription drugs may be requested by a physician[.]; and 13 (15) psychiatric or psychological services or diagnosis or treatment 14 of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or ailments and biologically- 15 based mental illness. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11682-01-1