Bill Text: NY A04962 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4962 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relates to requiring insurance coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-21 - REFERRED TO RULES [A04962 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4962
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 6, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Insurance
        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  insurance
          coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to
          prevent HIV infection
          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 35 to read as follows:
     3    (35) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
     4  include coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the
     5  prevention   of   HIV  and  post-exposure  prophylaxis  to  prevent  HIV
     6  infection.
     7    § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
     8  adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows:
     9    (21) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
    10  include coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the
    11  prevention  of  HIV  and  post-exposure  prophylaxis  to   prevent   HIV
    12  infection.
    13    §  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
    14  subsection (ss) to read as follows:
    15    (ss) Every contract issued by a hospital  services  corporation  or  a
    16  health  services  corporation  which  provides coverage for prescription
    17  drugs shall include coverage for the cost  of  pre-exposure  prophylaxis
    18  (PrEP)  for  the  prevention  of  HIV  and  post-exposure prophylaxis to
    19  prevent HIV infection.
    20    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03249-01-9