Bill Text: NY A01645 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting certain limitations or exclusions regarding massage therapy

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to insurance [A01645 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01645-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1645
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BING,  TITONE, GABRYSZAK, N. RIVERA, CAHILL,
         BOYLAND, J. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  DIAZ,  GALEF,
         JAFFEE, KOON, V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MAYERSOHN, REILLY, TOWNS -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Insurance
       AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting certain
         limitations or exclusions regarding massage therapy
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subsection  (i)  of  section 3216 of the insurance law is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph 26 to read as follows:
    3    (26) NO POLICY WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR MEDICAL CARE SHALL LIMIT OR
    4  EXCLUDE COVERAGE OF CARE IN CONNECTION WITH MASSAGE THERAPY PERFORMED BY
    5  A MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION LAW.
    6    S 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
    7  adding a new paragraph 15 to read as follows:
    8    (15) NO GROUP POLICY ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS STATE WHICH  PROVIDES
    9  COVERAGE  FOR  MEDICAL  CARE  SHALL LIMIT OR EXCLUDE COVERAGE OF CARE IN
   10  CONNECTION  WITH  MASSAGE  THERAPY  PERFORMED  BY  A  MASSAGE  THERAPIST
   11  LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION LAW.
   12    S  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
   13  subsection (ff) to read as follows:
   14    (FF) NO CONTRACT ISSUED BY A HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION OR  A  MEDICAL
   15  EXPENSE  INDEMNITY  CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR MEDICAL CARE
   16  SHALL LIMIT OR EXCLUDE COVERAGE OF CARE IN CONNECTION WITH MASSAGE THER-
   17  APY PERFORMED BY A MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE  EDUCATION
   18  LAW.
   19    S  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   20  have become a law and shall apply  to  policies  and  contracts  issued,
   21  renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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