New York S 5556: Relates to establishing a twenty year retirement plan for members or officers of the regional state park police

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S05556 Summary:

BILL NOS05556 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Relates to gender indication on insurance claim forms; provides policies shall not exclude coverage if gender indication is different from sex assigned at birth or gender otherwise recorded.

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

03/24/20251ST REPORT CAL.589

03/25/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5556

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, WEBB -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting the exclu-
 sion of coverage based upon gender indication on claim forms

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

 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 41 to read as follows:
 3 (41) Every policy that provides coverage for hospital, surgical or
 4 medical care shall not exclude coverage for screening, diagnosis and
 5 treatment of medical conditions, or services otherwise covered by the
 6 policy solely on the basis of the gender indicated on a claim form, or
 7 that the gender indicated on a claim form is different from the
 8 insured's sex assigned at birth or gender otherwise recorded, or that
 9 the insured is not of the gender to whom a service is provided. Nothing
 10 herein shall limit the insurer's ability to take reasonable steps,
 11 including requesting additional information, to determine whether the
 12 insured is eligible for the services, to review the claim for potential
 13 fraud, or to review the claim for clinical appropriateness.
 14 § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 15 adding a new paragraph 24 to read as follows:
 16 (24) Every policy that provides coverage for hospital, surgical or
 17 medical care shall not exclude coverage for screening, diagnosis and
 18 treatment of medical conditions, or services otherwise covered by the
 19 policy solely on the basis of the gender indicated on a claim form, or
 20 that the gender indicated on a claim form is different from the
 21 insured's sex assigned at birth or gender otherwise recorded, or that
 22 the insured is not of the gender to whom a service is provided. Nothing
 23 herein shall limit the insurer's ability to take reasonable steps,
 24 including requesting additional information, to determine whether the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07854-02-5

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 1 insured is eligible for the services, to review the claim for potential
 2 fraud, or to review the claim for clinical appropriateness.
 3 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 4 subsection (ww) to read as follows:
 5 (ww) Every contract that provides coverage for hospital, surgical or
 6 medical care shall not exclude coverage for screening, diagnosis and
 7 treatment of medical conditions, or services otherwise covered by the
 8 contract solely on the basis of the gender indicated on a claim form, or
 9 that the gender indicated on a claim form is different from the
 10 insured's sex assigned at birth or gender otherwise recorded, or that
 11 the insured is not of the gender to whom a service is provided. Nothing
 12 herein shall limit the insurer's ability to take reasonable steps,
 13 including requesting additional information, to determine whether the
 14 insured is eligible for the services, to review the claim for potential
 15 fraud, or to review the claim for clinical appropriateness.
 16 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 17 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and