New York A 2037: Establishes the NYC under 3 act

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A02037 Summary:

BILL NOA02037 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01792

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SPONSORStirpe (MS)

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COSPNSRJones, Cook, Sayegh, Jacobson, Reyes, Simon, Buttenschon, Cruz, Rosenthal, Magnarelli, Lupardo,
 Hunter, DeStefano, Reilly, Ra, DiPietro, Blankenbush, Steck

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MLTSPNSREpstein, Giglio, Hevesi

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Requires insurance companies to provide at least ninety days of rehabilitation services to an insured upon a doctor's prescription.

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BILL NOA02037 

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01/14/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2037

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, JONES, COOK, SAYEGH, JACOBSON, REYES,
 SIMON, BUTTENSCHON, CRUZ, ROSENTHAL, MAGNARELLI, LUPARDO, HUNTER,
 DeSTEFANO, REILLY, RA, DiPIETRO, BLANKENBUSH, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored
 by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, GIGLIO, HEVESI -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage for
 substance abuse disorder services

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 30 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the
 2 insurance law, as amended by section 5 of subpart A of part BB of chap-
 3 ter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended by adding a new subparagraph (H)
 4 to read as follows:
 5 (H) A policy providing coverage under this paragraph shall include
 6 coverage for at least ninety days at a rehabilitation facility;
 7 provided, however, that any stay in a rehabilitation facility required
 8 to be covered pursuant to this paragraph shall require the referral of a
 9 doctor.
 10 § 2. Paragraph 6 of subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance
 11 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (H) to read as follows:
 12 (H) A policy providing coverage under this paragraph shall include
 13 coverage for at least ninety days at a rehabilitation facility;
 14 provided, however, that any stay in a rehabilitation facility required
 15 to be covered pursuant to this paragraph shall require the referral of a
 16 doctor.
 17 § 3. Subsection (k) of section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by
 18 adding a new paragraph 8 to read as follows:
 19 (8) A policy providing coverage under this subsection shall include
 20 coverage for at least ninety days at a rehabilitation facility;
 21 provided, however, that any stay in a rehabilitation facility required

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03675-01-5

 A. 2037 2

 1 to be covered pursuant to this subsection shall require the referral of
 2 a doctor.
 3 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 4 have become a law and shall apply to any policy issued, amended, or
 5 renewed on and after such effective date.

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