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S02063 Summary:
BILL NO | S02063A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A00038-A |
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SPONSOR | STAVISKY |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L | |
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Provides coverage for scalp cooling systems used to preserve hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment. |
S02063 Actions:
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01/18/2023 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/06/2024 | 1ST REPORT CAL.877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/07/2024 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/08/2024 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/15/2024 | AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2063A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2024 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2024 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2024 | referred to insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2024 | substituted for a38a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2024 | ordered to third reading rules cal.141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2024 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2024 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/02/2024 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/13/2024 | SIGNED CHAP.595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/13/2024 | APPROVAL MEMO.41 |
S02063 Committee Votes:
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Alvarez
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Fitzpatrick
ER
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Slater
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Flood
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ardila
Yes
Chang
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Lee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Clark
No
Friend
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Colton
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Levenberg
Yes
Pirozzolo
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallahan
Yes ‡
Lucas
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stern
Yes
Beephan
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Ra
Yes ‡
Stirpe
Yes
Bendett
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Raga
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Berger
Yes
Curran
Yes
Giglio JM
ER
Maher
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Dais
Yes
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Darling
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blumencranz
ER
Davila
Yes
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Bores
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gray
Yes ‡
McDonough
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McGowan
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Braunstein
Yes ‡
Dickens
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brown EA
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Williams
Yes
Brown K
Yes
Durso
ER
Jackson
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Shimsky
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Eachus
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Shrestha
Yes
Zaccaro
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Burke
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Simon
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jones
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simone
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S02063 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2063--A Cal. No. 877 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 18, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing health insurance coverage for scalp cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 12-b to read as follows: 3 (12-b) (A) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state 4 that provides medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive-type 5 coverage and provides coverage cancer chemotherapy treatment shall 6 provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with 7 cancer chemotherapy treatment. Coverage provided under this paragraph 8 may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance, including copay- 9 ments, as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are 10 consistent with those established for other benefits within a given 11 policy. 12 (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, "scalp cooling system" means 13 any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss 14 during cancer chemotherapy treatment, provided that such device is 15 designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily 16 used to serve a medical purpose. 17 § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by 18 adding a new paragraph 12-b to read as follows: 19 (12-b) (A) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state 20 that provides medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive-type EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00009-05-4S. 2063--A 2 1 coverage and provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall 2 provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with 3 cancer chemotherapy treatment. Coverage provided under this paragraph 4 may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance, including copay- 5 ments, as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are 6 consistent with those established for other benefits within a given 7 policy. 8 (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, "scalp cooling system" means 9 any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss 10 during cancer chemotherapy treatment, provided that such device is 11 designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily 12 used to serve a medical purpose. 13 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new 14 subsection (q-2) to read as follows: 15 (q-2) (1) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state 16 that provides medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive-type 17 coverage and provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall 18 provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with 19 cancer chemotherapy treatment. Coverage provided under this subsection 20 may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance, including copay- 21 ments, as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are 22 consistent with those established for other benefits within a given 23 policy. 24 (2) For the purposes of this subsection, "scalp cooling system" means 25 any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss 26 during cancer chemotherapy treatment, provided that such device is 27 designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily 28 used to serve a medical purpose. 29 § 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026 and shall apply to any 30 policy or contract issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or 31 after such date.