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S04571 Summary:

BILL NOS04571
 
SAME ASSAME AS A06146
 
SPONSORGAUGHRAN
 
COSPNSRAKSHAR, HELMING, KAPLAN, KENNEDY, METZGER, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SAVINO
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Directs the department of financial services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to study and report upon insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease.
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S04571 Actions:

BILL NOS04571
 
03/15/2019REFERRED TO INSURANCE
05/29/20191ST REPORT CAL.988
05/30/20192ND REPORT CAL.
06/03/2019ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/11/2019PASSED SENATE
06/11/2019DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/11/2019referred to ways and means
06/18/2019substituted for a6146
06/18/2019ordered to third reading rules cal.363
06/18/2019passed assembly
06/18/2019returned to senate
12/20/2019DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
12/20/2019VETOED MEMO.269
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S04571 Committee Votes:

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S04571 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/18/2019Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 146/0
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
ER
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
ER
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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S04571 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4571
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 15, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
        AN ACT directing the department of financial services,  in  consultation
          with the commissioner of the department of health, to study and report
          upon  the  adequacy  of  insurance  coverage for the treatment of Lyme
          disease and other tick-borne related diseases
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The legislature hereby finds that the increasing number of
     2  Lyme disease and tick-borne related diseases in  New  York  state  high-
     3  lights  the need to examine the current status of the adequacy of insur-
     4  ance coverage related to this health epidemic. Lyme disease  is  one  of
     5  several  tick-borne  diseases  which  result  in  extreme  and long term
     6  fatigue, nausea, depression, joint pain and many other severe  symptoms.
     7  Lyme  disease  is  the  most  common  vector-borne illness in the United
     8  States, and New York is one of 14 states that account for 95%  of  cases
     9  in  the  United  States.  According  to the New York state department of
    10  health, over 20,000 cases of Lyme disease were diagnosed  between  years
    11  2012 to 2014.  While sufferers of these tick-borne diseases require long
    12  term  treatment, health insurance companies have denied services related
    13  to necessary medical treatment.
    14    § 2. The superintendent of the department of  financial  services,  in
    15  consultation  with  the  commissioner of the department of health, shall
    16  review the adequacy of insurance coverage  for  the  treatment  of  Lyme
    17  disease  and  other tick-borne related diseases and make recommendations
    18  regarding any coverage limitations that may be found. Such review  shall
    19  include but not be limited to:
    20    (a)  the present state of insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme
    21  disease and other tick-borne related diseases within New York state;
    22    (b) prevailing reasons for the denial of insurance  coverage  for  the
    23  treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00470-01-9

        S. 4571                             2
 
     1    (c)  the  number of insureds in need of long term care of Lyme disease
     2  and other tick-borne related diseases;
     3    (d)  the number of uninsured persons in need of long term care of Lyme
     4  disease and other tick-borne related diseases;
     5    (e) coverage required by other states for treatment for long term  and
     6  chronic Lyme disease in other states;
     7    (f)  specific  medical  conditions  related  to Lyme disease and other
     8  tick-borne related diseases; and
     9    (g) recommendations to ensure that there is adequate coverage for Lyme
    10  disease, including long term care of Lyme disease, and other  tick-borne
    11  related diseases within New York state.
    12    § 3. Within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of this act,
    13  the  superintendent  of  financial services shall submit a report to the
    14  governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the  assembly
    15  of the department's findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
    16    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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