New York A 4470: Provides coverage for remotely connected insulin pens for certain patients with diabetes

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A04470 Summary:

BILL NOA04470 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03271

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SPONSORO'Pharrow

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

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Provides coverage of remotely connected insulin pens under the pharmacy benefit of medical assistance for eligible patients with diabetes.

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BILL NOA04470 

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02/04/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4470

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for
 assistance for remotely connected insulin pens for certain patients
 with diabetes

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law
 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows:
 3 (nn) Remotely connected insulin pens for patients with diabetes that
 4 can operate interactively and/or autonomously for recipients who are
 5 seven years of age or older and will be using such a device solely with
 6 appropriately prescribed insulin cartridges; provided recipients younger
 7 than seven years old may use the remotely connected insulin delivery
 8 device with adult supervision. Coverage of such remotely connected insu-
 9 lin pens shall be provided under the pharmacy benefit of medical assist-
 10 ance for all eligible patients with diabetes and the cost of such
 11 services, including the cost to administer such benefit, shall be
 12 adequately reflected in managed care organization premium payments.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 14 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00926-01-5

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