STATE OF NEW YORK
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4189
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 13, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for opioid-
addiction treatment medications
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 30 to read as follows:
3 (30) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state that
4 provides medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive-type coverage
5 and provides coverage for prescription drugs shall provide coverage for
6 opioid-addiction treatment medications. Such coverage may be subject to
7 co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles, provided that the co-pays, coinsu-
8 rance, or deductibles are at least as favorable to an insured as the
9 co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles that apply to coverage for other
10 prescription drugs.
11 § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
12 adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows:
13 (19) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state that
14 provides medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive-type coverage
15 and provides coverage for prescription drugs shall provide coverage for
16 opioid-addiction treatment medications. Such coverage may be subject to
17 co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles, provided that the co-pays, coinsu-
18 rance, or deductibles are at least as favorable to an insured as the
19 co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles that apply to coverage for other
20 prescription drugs.
21 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
22 subsection (jj) to read as follows:
23 (jj) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state that
24 provides medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive-type coverage
25 and provides coverage for prescription drugs shall provide coverage for
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 opioid-addiction treatment medications. Such coverage may be subject to
2 co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles, provided that the co-pays, coinsu-
3 rance, or deductibles are at least as favorable to an insured as the
4 co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles that apply to coverage for other
5 prescription drugs.
6 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
7 policy issued, delivered, modified, amended, or renewed on or after such
8 effective date.
