New York S 5896: Permits prescription refills to be filled fifteen days prior to their refill date during a state disaster emergency

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S05896 Summary:

BILL NOS05896 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3242 & 4329, Ins L

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Permits prescription refills to be filled fifteen days prior to their refill date upon the declaration of a state disaster emergency; excludes controlled substances.

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BILL NOS05896 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5896

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 permitting
 prescription refills to be filled fifteen days prior to their refill
 date during a state disaster emergency

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

 1 Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 3242 of the insurance law, as
 2 amended by chapter 64 of the laws of 2023, is relettered subsection (d)
 3 and a new subsection (e) is added to read as follows:
 4 (e) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state that
 5 provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include in the policy a
 6 process that allows an insured, the insured's designee, or the insured's
 7 prescribing health care provider to obtain any current prescription of
 8 the insured, with the exception of schedule II and schedule III
 9 controlled substances, fifteen days prior to the scheduled refill date,
 10 at the same level of coverage as a normal refill of such prescription
 11 drug upon the declaration of a state disaster emergency pursuant to
 12 section twenty-eight of the executive law.
 13 § 2. Subsection (c) of section 4329 of the insurance law, as amended
 14 by chapter 64 of the laws of 2023, is relettered subsection (d) and a
 15 new subsection (e) is added to read as follows:
 16 (e) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state that
 17 provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include in the policy a
 18 process that allows an insured, the insured's designee, or the insured's
 19 prescribing health care provider to obtain any current prescription of
 20 the insured, with the exception of schedule II and schedule III
 21 controlled substances, fifteen days prior to the scheduled refill date,
 22 at the same level of coverage as a normal refill of such prescription
 23 drug upon the declaration of a state disaster emergency pursuant to
 24 section twenty-eight of the executive law.
 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10334-01-5

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