New York S 514: Relates to organ donation

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S00514 Summary:

BILL NOS00514A

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SAME ASSAME AS A00680-A

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRADDABBO, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GOUNARDES, HINCHEY, MAY, MYRIE, RYAN C, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.

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BILL NOS00514A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

05/20/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

05/20/2026PRINT NUMBER 514A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 514--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, ADDABBO, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GOUNARDES,
 HINCHEY, MAY, MYRIE, C. RYAN, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance
 with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the mandatory coverage
 of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 2 new subsection (w) to read as follows:
 3 (w) (1) As used in this subsection, "hearing aid" shall have the same
 4 meaning and definition used in section seven hundred eighty-nine of the
 5 general business law.
 6 (2) Every large group policy which provides major medical or compre-
 7 hensive-type coverage shall include coverage for the cost of hearing
 8 aids when the insured has not attained the age of twenty-seven and has
 9 received a medical evaluation and such hearing aids are fitted and
 10 dispensed by an audiologist registered as a hearing aid dispenser or a
 11 registered hearing aid dispenser registered in accordance with article
 12 thirty-seven-A of the general business law, provided an entity subject
 13 to this subsection may limit the benefit payable under this subsection
 14 to two thousand five hundred dollars per hearing aid for each hearing-
 15 impaired ear every thirty-six months.
 16 (3) This subsection does not prohibit an entity subject to the
 17 provisions of this subsection from providing coverage that is greater or
 18 more favorable to an insured or enrolled individual.
 19 (4) An entity subject to the provisions of this subsection shall
 20 provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids dispensed by an in-network

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01662-03-6

 S. 514--A 2

 1 audiologist registered as a hearing aid dispenser or a registered hear-
 2 ing aid dispenser and shall not limit or deny coverage of the cost of a
 3 hearing aid based on the style, brand, or circuit type of the hearing
 4 aid.
 5 § 2. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 6 subsection (yy) to read as follows:
 7 (yy)(1) As used in this subsection, "hearing aid" shall have the same
 8 meaning and definition used in section seven hundred eighty-nine of the
 9 general business law.
 10 (2) Every large group policy which provides medical, major medical or
 11 comprehensive-type coverage shall include coverage for the cost of hear-
 12 ing aids when the insured has not attained the age of twenty-seven and
 13 has received a medical evaluation and such hearing aids are fitted and
 14 dispensed by an audiologist registered as a hearing aid dispenser or a
 15 registered hearing aid dispenser registered in accordance with article
 16 thirty-seven-A of the general business law, provided an entity subject
 17 to this subsection may limit the benefit payable under this subsection
 18 to two thousand five hundred dollars per hearing aid for each hearing-
 19 impaired ear every thirty-six months.
 20 (3) This subsection does not prohibit an entity subject to the
 21 provisions of this subsection from providing coverage t