New York S 1670: Requires insurance coverage for lactation consultant services

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S01670 Summary:

BILL NOS01670B

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SAME ASSAME AS A04677-B

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRBROUK, COONEY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Requires insurance coverage for lactation support services by a certified lactation consultant who evaluate and manage lactation and infant feeding problems and provide preventative clinical consulting to prevent or minimize the occurrence of potential problems.

Go to top S01670 Actions:

BILL NOS01670B

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

06/06/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

06/06/2025PRINT NUMBER 1670A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/09/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

01/09/2026PRINT NUMBER 1670B

03/09/20261ST REPORT CAL.484

03/10/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/11/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/25/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A4677B

&nbspA04677 AMEND=B Jackson

&nbsp02/04/2025referred to insurance

&nbsp05/16/2025amend (t) and recommit to insurance

&nbsp05/16/2025print number 4677a

&nbsp05/20/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/09/2025reported 

&nbsp06/09/2025rules report cal.499

&nbsp06/09/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.499

&nbsp06/09/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/09/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp06/09/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.127

&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading 4677b

&nbsp02/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/05/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp02/05/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

&nbsp03/25/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S1670B

&nbsp03/25/20263RD READING CAL.484

&nbsp03/25/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/25/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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

Go to topS01670 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1670--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- 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 commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurance
 coverage for lactation support services

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 10 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the
 2 insurance law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (D) to read as
 3 follows:
 4 (D) (i) Coverage provided under this subparagraph shall include outpa-
 5 tient coverage for comprehensive lactation support services, including
 6 services provided by a lactation consultant. Such coverage may be
 7 subject to annual deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments as may be
 8 deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are consistent with
 9 those established for other benefits within a given policy, unless
 10 comprehensive lactation support services has in effect a rating of 'A'
 11 or 'B' in the current recommendations of the United States preventive
 12 services task force or as provided for in comprehensive guidelines
 13 supported by the health resources and services administration.
 14 (ii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prevent the
 15 medical management or utilization review of the services or prevent a
 16 policy from requiring that services be provided through a network of
 17 participating providers.
 18 (iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, "lactation consultant" means
 19 a health care professional licensed under title eight of the education
 20 law who holds the international board certified lactation consultant

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03999-06-6

 S. 1670--B 2

 1 (IBCLC) credential and is in good standing with the international board
 2 of lactation consultant examiners, who evaluates and manages lactation
 3 and infant feeding problems and provides preventive clinical cons