New York A 2449: Relates to incorporating art and music into prekindergarten programs

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A02449 Summary:

BILL NOA02449 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00868

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SPONSORCruz

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COSPNSRWilliams, Taylor, Cook, McDonough, Jackson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3216, 3221, 4303 & 4322, Ins L

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Requires certain health insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of certain infant and baby formulas.

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BILL NOA02449 

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01/17/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2449

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ, WILLIAMS, TAYLOR, COOK, McDONOUGH, JACKSON
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain
 health insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of certain
 infant and baby formulas

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 21 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the
 2 insurance law, as amended by section 6 of subpart B of part J of chapter
 3 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (21) Every policy that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
 5 include coverage for the cost of enteral, infant and baby formulas for
 6 home use, whether administered orally or via tube feeding, for which a
 7 physician or other licensed health care provider legally authorized to
 8 prescribe under title eight of the education law has issued a written
 9 order. Such written order shall state that the enteral, infant and baby
 10 formula is clearly medically necessary and has been proven effective as
 11 a disease-specific treatment regimen. Specific diseases and disorders
 12 for which enteral, infant and baby formulas have been proven effective
 13 shall include, but are not limited to, inherited diseases of amino acid
 14 or organic acid metabolism; Crohn's Disease; gastroesophageal reflux;
 15 disorders of gastrointestinal motility such as chronic intestinal pseu-
 16 do-obstruction; and multiple, severe food allergies including, but not
 17 limited to immunoglobulin E and nonimmunoglobulin E-mediated allergies
 18 to multiple food proteins; severe food protein induced enterocolitis
 19 syndrome; eosinophilic disorders; and impaired absorption of nutrients
 20 caused by disorders affecting the absorptive surface, function, length,
 21 and motility of the gastrointestinal tract. Enteral, infant and baby
 22 formulas that are medically necessary and taken under written order from
 23 a physician for the treatment of specific diseases shall be distin-
 24 guished from nutritional supplements taken electively. Coverage for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02111-01-5

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 1 certain inherited diseases of amino acid and organic acid metabolism as
 2 well as severe protein allergic conditions shall include modified solid
 3 food products that are low protein, contain modified protein, or are
 4 amino acid based that are medically necessary. Coverage for infant and
 5 baby formulas for any calendar year or any continuous period of twelve
 6 months for any insured individual shall be no less than three thousand
 7 dollars.
 8 § 2. Paragraph 11 of subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance
 9 law, as amended by section 14 of subpart B of part J of chapter 57 of
 10 the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 11 (11) Every policy that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
 12 include coverage for the cost of enteral, infant and baby formulas for
 13 home use, whether administered orally or via tube feeding, for which a
 14 physician or other licensed health care provider legally authorized to
 15 prescribe under title eight of the education law has issued a written
 16 order. Such written order shall state that the enteral, infant and baby
 17 formula is clearly medically necessary and has been proven effective as
 18 a disease-specific treatment regimen. Specific diseases and disorders
 19 for wh