New York S 6499: Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to develop a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection

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S06499 Summary:

BILL NOS06499 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3221, 4303 & 4322, Ins L

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Provides for coverage of primary and preventative obstetric and gynecological care.

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BILL NOS06499 

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03/14/2025REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

04/29/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6499

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage of primary
 and preventative obstetric and gynecological care

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 14 of subsection (l) of
 2 section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws
 3 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (C) Such coverage required pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of this
 5 paragraph [may] shall not be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
 6 rance [as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are
 7 consistent with those established for other benefits within a given
 8 policy].
 9 § 2. Paragraph 1 of subsection (t) of section 4303 of the insurance
 10 law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read
 11 as follows:
 12 (1) A medical expense indemnity corporation, a hospital service corpo-
 13 ration or a health service corporation that provides coverage for hospi-
 14 tal, surgical, or medical care shall provide coverage for an annual
 15 cervical cytology screening for cervical cancer and its precursor states
 16 for women aged eighteen and older. Such coverage required by this para-
 17 graph [may] shall not be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance
 18 [as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are consist-
 19 ent with those established for other benefits within a given contract].
 20 § 3. The opening paragraph of paragraph 13 of subsection (k) of
 21 section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws
 22 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 23 Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for delivery in this
 24 state that provides major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage
 25 shall provide such coverage for bone mineral density measurements or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10939-01-5

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 1 tests, and if such contract otherwise includes coverage for prescription
 2 drugs, drugs and devices approved by the federal food and drug adminis-
 3 tration or generic equivalents as approved substitutes. In determining
 4 appropriate coverage provided by subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this
 5 paragraph, the insurer or health maintenance organization shall adopt
 6 standards that include the criteria of the federal Medicare program and
 7 the criteria of the national institutes of health for the detection and
 8 treatment of osteoporosis, provided that such coverage shall be further
 9 determined as follows:
 10 § 4. The opening paragraph of subsection (bb) of section 4303 of the
 11 insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended
 12 to read as follows:
 13 A health service corporation or a medical service expense indemnity
 14 corporation that provides major medical or similar comprehensive-type
 15 coverage shall provide such coverage for bone mineral density measure-
 16 ments or tests, and if such contract otherwise includes coverage for
 17 prescription drugs, drugs and devices approved by the federal food and
 18 drug administration or generic equivalents as approved substitutes. In
 19 determining appropriate coverage provided by paragraphs one, two and
 20 three of this subsection, the insurer or health maintenance organization
 21 shall adopt standards that inc