New York S 4497: Relates to establishing the rare disease advisory council

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S04497 Summary:

BILL NOS04497 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07339

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRGONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, MYRIE, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3221, 4303 & 3216, Ins L

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Requires certain insurance policies to provide coverage for fertility preservation services, including anticipated iatrogenic infertility.

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BILL NOS04497 

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02/06/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1687

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/20/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.56

01/27/2026PASSED SENATE

01/27/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

01/27/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4497

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 coverage for fertility
 preservation services

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

 1 Section 1. Clauses (vi) and (viii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph 6
 2 of subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by
 3 section 1 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, are amended to
 4 read as follows:
 5 (vi) Coverage shall also include standard fertility preservation
 6 services [when a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause
 7 iatrogenic infertility to an insured]. Coverage may be subject to annual
 8 deductibles and coinsurance, including copayments, as may be deemed
 9 appropriate by the superintendent and as are consistent with those
 10 established for other benefits within a given policy.
 11 (viii) No insurer providing coverage under this paragraph shall
 12 discriminate based on an insured's expected length of life, present [of]
 13 or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency, perceived quality
 14 of life, or other health conditions, including anticipated iatrogenic
 15 infertility, nor based on personal characteristics, including age, sex,
 16 sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity.
 17 § 2. Subparagraphs (F) and (H) of paragraph 3 of subsection (s) of
 18 section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended by section 2 of part L of
 19 chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
 20 (F) Coverage shall also include standard fertility preservation
 21 services [when a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause
 22 iatrogenic infertility to an insured]. Coverage may be subject to annual
 23 deductibles and coinsurance, including copayments, as may be deemed
 24 appropriate by the superintendent and as are consistent with those
 25 established for other benefits within a given contract.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08489-01-5

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 1 (H) No corporation providing coverage under this subsection shall
 2 discriminate based on an insured's expected length of life, present or
 3 predicted disability, degree of medical dependency, perceived quality of
 4 life, or other health conditions, including anticipated iatrogenic
 5 infertility, nor based on personal characteristics, including age, sex,
 6 sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity.
 7 § 3. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 13 of subsection (i) of section
 8 3216 of the insurance law, as added by section 3 of part L of chapter 57
 9 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 10 (C) Every policy that provides medical, major medical or similar
 11 comprehensive-type coverage shall provide coverage for standard fertili-
 12 ty preservation services [when a medical treatment may directly or indi-
 13 rectly cause iatrogenic infertility to an insured]. Coverage may be
 14 subjec