New York A 1206: Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes screening

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A01206 Summary:

BILL NOA01206B

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SAME ASSAME AS S00634-B

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SPONSORKim

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Reyes, Seawright, Epstein, Raga, Lee, Shimsky, Novakhov, Griffin, Santabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes screening.

Go to top A01206 Actions:

BILL NOA01206B

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01/09/2025referred to insurance

04/28/2025amend (t) and recommit to insurance

04/28/2025print number 1206a

05/15/2025amend (t) and recommit to insurance

05/15/2025print number 1206b

01/07/2026referred to insurance

04/29/2026reported 

04/30/2026advanced to third reading cal.394

05/04/2026substituted by s634b

&nbspS00634 AMEND=B LIU

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

&nbsp04/25/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

&nbsp04/25/2025PRINT NUMBER 634A

&nbsp05/14/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

&nbsp05/14/2025PRINT NUMBER 634B

&nbsp05/28/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1599

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to insurance

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

&nbsp02/09/20261ST REPORT CAL.297

&nbsp02/10/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/11/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp02/24/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/24/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/24/2026referred to insurance

&nbsp05/04/2026substituted for a1206b

&nbsp05/04/2026ordered to third reading cal.394

&nbsp05/12/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/12/2026returned to senate

Go to topA01206 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:INSURANCE Chair:Weprin 
DATE:04/29/2026AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable WeprinAyeBlankenbushAye

CookExcusedHawleyAye

LavineAyeGandolfoAye

SteckAyeJensenAye

DilanExcusedBlumencranzAye

HunterAyeBendettAye

MeeksExcusedChludzinskiAye

ForrestAye

AndersonAye

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

EichensteinAye

KayAye

YegerAye

WiederExcused

LeeAye

Go to topA01206 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01206 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1206--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KIM, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, REYES, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN,
 RAGA, LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
 with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain
 health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and predia-
 betes screening

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

 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 15-b to read as follows:
 3 (15-b) (A) Every policy which provides medical coverage that includes
 4 coverage for physician services in a physician's office and every policy
 5 which provides major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage
 6 shall include coverage for screening for diabetes and prediabetes pursu-
 7 ant to a national evidence-based practice guideline.
 8 (B) A policy subject to this paragraph shall not impose a deductible,
 9 co-insurance, co-payment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on such
 10 coverage provided pursuant to this paragraph.
 11 § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 12 adding a new paragraph 7-a to read as follows:
 13 (7-a) (A) Every group or blanket accident and health insurance policy
 14 issued or issued for delivery in this state which provides medical
 15 coverage that includes coverage for physician services in a physician's
 16 office and every policy which provides major medical or similar compre-
 17 hensive-type coverage shall include coverage for screening for diabetes
 18 and prediabetes pursuant to a national evidence-based practice guide-
 19 line.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ital