New York A 2683: Provides for the timeliness of commencing criminal and civil action for sexual offenses committed against children

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A02683 Summary:

BILL NOA02683A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBores

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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 a cranial prosthesis under certain conditions; defines a cranial prosthesis as a wig or hairpiece.

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BILL NOA02683A

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01/22/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

04/28/2026amend (t) and recommit to insurance

04/28/2026print number 2683a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2683--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accord-
 ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for a cranial
 prosthesis

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "wig insur-
 2 ance guarantee (W.I.G) act".
 3 § 2. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by
 4 adding a new paragraph 42 to read as follows:
 5 (42) (A) Every policy which provides coverage for prostheses shall
 6 provide coverage for cranial prostheses for individuals experiencing
 7 permanent or temporary medical hair loss provided:
 8 (i) a licensed provider prescribes such cranial prosthesis for a
 9 covered person's course of treatment for the diagnosed health condition,
 10 chronic illness, or injury, including, but not limited to, alopecia
 11 areata, alopecia medicamentosa, scarring alopecia, and lupus;
 12 (ii) the policy provides coverage for a cranial prosthesis to a
 13 covered person no more frequently than once every twelve months; and
 14 (iii) the coverage is limited to seven hundred fifty dollars for each
 15 instance of coverage, and shall be subject to any cost-sharing require-
 16 ments that are otherwise applicable.
 17 (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term "cranial prosthesis"
 18 means a wig or hairpiece.
 19 § 3. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 20 adding a new paragraph 24 to read as follows:
 21 (24) (A) Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for deliv-
 22 ery in this state that provides coverage for protheses shall provide

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04171-02-6

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 1 coverage for cranial prostheses for individuals experiencing permanent
 2 or temporary medical hair loss provided:
 3 (i) a licensed provider prescribes the cranial prosthesis for an
 4 enrollee's course of treatment for the diagnosed health condition,
 5 chronic illness, or injury, including, but not limited to, alopecia
 6 areata, alopecia medicamentosa, scarring alopecia, and lupus;
 7 (ii) the policy provides coverage for a cranial prosthesis to an indi-
 8 vidual enrollee no more frequently than once every twelve months; and
 9 (iii) the coverage is limited to seven hundred fifty dollars for each
 10 instance of coverage, and shall be subject to any cost-sharing require-
 11 ments that are otherwise applicable.
 12 (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term "cranial prosthesis"
 13 means a wig or hairpiece.
 14 § 4. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 15 subsection (yy) to read as follows:
 16 (yy)(1) A hospital service corporation, health service corporation or
 17 medical expense indemnity fund which provides coverage for prostheses
 18 shall provide coverage for cranial prostheses for individuals experienc-
 19 ing permanent or temporary medical hair loss provided:
 20 (A) a licensed provider prescribes the cranial prosthesis for an
 21 enrollee's or subscriber's course of treatment for the diagnosed health
 22 condition, chronic illness, or injury, including, but not limited to,
 23 alopecia areata, alopecia medicamentosa, scarring alopec