Bill Text: NY A00022 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage for individuals that have taken or are currently taking pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV or post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to insurance [A00022 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00022-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           22
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, AUBRY, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ENGLE-
          BRIGHT, ORTIZ, ARROYO, LAVINE, JEAN-PIERRE, MAGNARELLI, D'URSO, SIMON,
          RIVERA, MOSLEY, WILLIAMS, COOK, DAVILA, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Insur-
          ance
        AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurance
          companies from denying coverage for individuals that have taken or are
          currently taking pre-exposure prophylaxis or post-exposure prophylaxis
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2617
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 2617. Discrimination based on previous or current use  of  pre-expo-
     4  sure  prophylaxis  and  post-exposure  prophylaxis.  (a)  No individual,
     5  insurer or entity shall solely because a person has used or is currently
     6  using pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV  or  post-expo-
     7  sure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection:
     8    (1)  refuse  to issue or renew, deny or cancel any insurance policy or
     9  contract;
    10    (2) demand or require a greater premium or payment from any person;
    11    (3) designate use of pre-exposure prophylaxis for  the  prevention  of
    12  HIV or post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection as a preexist-
    13  ing condition, for which coverage will be denied or reduced;
    14    (4)  fix  any  lower rate or discriminate in the fees or commission of
    15  agents or brokers for writing or renewing such a policy.
    16    (b) The fact that a person is or has used pre-exposure prophylaxis for
    17  the prevention of HIV  and  post-exposure  prophylaxis  to  prevent  HIV
    18  infection is not a permitted underwriting criterion.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01863-01-9