New York A 5939: Relates to coverage of primary and preventive obstetric and gynecological care; repealer

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A05939 Summary:

BILL NOA05939 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORNorber

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §4303 sub§ (cc), §3221 sub§ (l) ¶(16), amd §§4303, 3221 & 4322, Ins L

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Relates to coverage of primary and preventive obstetric and gynecological care.

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BILL NOA05939 

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02/25/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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Go to topA05939 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5939

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage of primary
 and preventative obstetric and gynecological care; and repealing
 certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (E) of paragraph 1 of subsection (p) of
 2 section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 143 of the laws
 3 of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (E) The coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of this
 5 subsection [shall not] may be subject to annual deductibles or coinsu-
 6 rance.
 7 § 2. Subparagraph (F) of paragraph 1 of subsection (p) of section 4303
 8 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 2024, is
 9 amended to read as follows:
 10 (F) The coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of this
 11 subsection [shall not] may be subject to annual deductibles or coinsu-
 12 rance. If under federal law, application of this requirement would
 13 result in health savings account ineligibility under 26 USC 223, this
 14 requirement shall apply for health savings account-qualified high deduc-
 15 tible health plans with respect to the deductible of such a plan after
 16 the enrollee has satisfied the minimum deductible under 26 USC 223,
 17 except for with respect to items or services that are preventive care
 18 pursuant to 26 USC 223(c)(2)(C), in which case the requirements of this
 19 paragraph shall apply regardless of whether the minimum deductible under
 20 26 USC 223 has been satisfied.
 21 § 3. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 14 of subsection (l) of section
 22 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of
 23 2011, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09796-01-5

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