New York S 3745: Provides for insurance and medicaid coverage for standard fertility preservation services provided due to iatrogenic infertility

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S03745 Summary:

BILL NOS03745 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRCOONEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

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Provides that Medicaid and policies issued in this state that provide coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary cancer treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to a covered person.

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BILL NOS03745 

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3745

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, COONEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in
 relation to insurance and Medicaid coverage for standard fertility
 preservation services made necessary by cancer treatment

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 13 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) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state that
 5 provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide
 6 coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary
 7 cancer treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility
 8 to a covered person. Coverage under this subparagraph shall not be
 9 subject to any restrictions based upon the age of the covered person.
 10 For the purposes of this subparagraph, "iatrogenic infertility" means an
 11 impairment of fertility by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or other
 12 cancer treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes.
 13 § 2. Paragraph 6 of subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance
 14 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
 15 (E) Every group policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state
 16 that provides hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide
 17 coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary
 18 cancer treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility
 19 to a covered person. Coverage under this subparagraph shall not be
 20 subject to any restrictions based upon the age of the covered person.
 21 For the purposes of this subparagraph, "iatrogenic infertility" means an
 22 impairment of fertility by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or other
 23 cancer treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08108-01-5

 S. 3745 2

 1 § 3. Subsection (s) of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended
 2 by section 2 of part K of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, is amended by
 3 adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows:
 4 (5) Every contract issued by a medical expense indemnity corporation,
 5 hospital service corporation or health service corporation for delivery
 6 in this state that provides hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall
 7 provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a
 8 necessary cancer treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic
 9 infertility to a covered person. Coverage under this paragraph shall
 10 not be subject to any restrictions based upon the age of the covered
 11 person. For the purposes of this paragraph, "iatrogenic infertility"
 12 means an impairment of fertility by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or
 13 other cancer treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes.
 14 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is
 15 amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows:
 16 (nn) standard fertility preservation services when a necessary cancer
 17 treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrog