S02063 Summary:

BILL NOS02063A
 
SAME ASSAME AS A00038-A
 
SPONSORSTAVISKY
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
 
Provides coverage for scalp cooling systems used to preserve hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment.
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S02063 Actions:

BILL NOS02063A
 
01/18/2023REFERRED TO INSURANCE
01/03/2024REFERRED TO INSURANCE
05/06/20241ST REPORT CAL.877
05/07/20242ND REPORT CAL.
05/08/2024ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
05/15/2024AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2063A
06/04/2024PASSED SENATE
06/04/2024DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/04/2024referred to insurance
06/04/2024substituted for a38a
06/04/2024ordered to third reading rules cal.141
06/04/2024passed assembly
06/04/2024returned to senate
12/02/2024DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
12/13/2024SIGNED CHAP.595
12/13/2024APPROVAL MEMO.41
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S02063 Committee Votes:

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S02063 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/04/2024Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 145/1
Yes
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
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S02063 Text:



 
                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.
                                                                   LBD00009-05-4

        S. 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.
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