New York S 5842: Relates to member contribution per centum increases

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S05842 Summary:

BILL NOS05842 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03538

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §339-a, Ins L

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Requires insurers to provide information on resources for insureds or enrollees recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

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BILL NOS05842 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5842

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurers to
 provide information on resources for insureds or enrollees recently
 diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

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

 1 Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 339-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 339-a. Alzheimer's disease resource notification. The superintendent
 4 shall require an insurer authorized to write accident and health insur-
 5 ance in this state, a corporation organized pursuant to article forty-
 6 three of this chapter, and a health maintenance organization certified
 7 pursuant to article forty-four of the public health law to provide
 8 insureds and enrollees written informational resources regarding
 9 Alzheimer's disease no later than sixty days after being notified,
 10 through claims data or by the insured or enrollee, of such insured or
 11 enrollee's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease. The informational
 12 resources shall be delivered by United States postal mail unless the
 13 insured or enrollee consents to another method of notification, includ-
 14 ing electronic notification. Such resources shall include:
 15 (a) written information about Alzheimer's disease, including informa-
 16 tion on the range of physical, developmental, educational, and psychoso-
 17 cial outcomes for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease, that:
 18 (1) is up-to-date, evidence-based, and culturally and linguistically
 19 appropriate for the individual; and
 20 (2) was developed by:
 21 (i) medical experts or representatives of national medical or genetics
 22 organizations; and
 23 (ii) disability experts or representatives of patient advocacy groups;
 24 and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06685-01-5

 S. 5842 2

 1 (b) contact information for one or more organizations that specialize
 2 in support for people with Alzheimer's disease, such as the Alzheimer's
 3 Association.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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