New York A 6128: Relates to covering mental illness under the healthy New York program

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A06128 Summary:

BILL NOA06128 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04009

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SPONSORMeeks

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COSPNSRBrown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Requires coverage under the healthy New York program for mental illness.

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BILL NOA06128 

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02/26/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6128

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring coverage
 under the Healthy New York program for mental illness

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 5 of
 2 subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by
 3 section 13 of subpart A of part BB of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 Every insurer delivering a group or school blanket policy or a group
 6 or individual policy pursuant to section four thousand three hundred
 7 twenty-six of this chapter or issuing a group or school blanket policy
 8 or a group or individual policy pursuant to section four thousand three
 9 hundred twenty-six of this chapter for delivery, in this state, which
 10 provides coverage for inpatient hospital care or coverage for physician
 11 services shall provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of
 12 mental health conditions and:
 13 § 2. The opening paragraph of subsection (g) of section 4303 of the
 14 insurance law, as amended by section 22 of subpart A of part BB of chap-
 15 ter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 16 A medical expense indemnity corporation, hospital service corporation
 17 or a health service corporation, that provides group, group remittance
 18 or school blanket coverage or group or individual coverage pursuant to
 19 section four thousand three hundred twenty-six of this article for inpa-
 20 tient hospital care or coverage for physician services shall provide as
 21 part of its contract coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of mental
 22 health conditions and:
 23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07227-01-5

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