Bill Text: NY A06798 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires coverage for anesthesia and hospital charges for dental care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-06 - held for consideration in insurance [A06798 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A06798-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6798 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 31, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring coverage for hospitalization and anesthesia services related to the provision of dental services 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 3240 2 to read as follows: 3 S 3240. PAYMENT FOR ANESTHESIA AND HOSPITALIZATION RELATED TO DENTAL 4 SERVICES. ANY HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH THREE OF 5 SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS 6 CHAPTER SHALL COVER ANESTHESIA AND HOSPITAL CHARGES FOR DENTAL CARE 7 PROVIDED TO A COVERED PERSON WHO: (A) IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; OR 8 (B) IS SEVERELY DISABLED; OR (C) HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT REQUIRES 9 GENERAL ANESTHESIA OR HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PROVISION OF DENTAL 10 SERVICES. THE COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE SUBJECT TO 11 PROVISIONS THAT APPLY TO OTHER BENEFITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 12 DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE. A HEALTH INSURER MAY REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORI- 13 ZATION FOR HOSPITALIZATION FOR DENTAL CARE IN THE SAME MANNER AS WOULD 14 BE REQUIRED FOR OTHER COVERED MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WHEN SERVICES DEFINED 15 IN THIS SECTION ARE PROVIDED BY A DENTIST ACTING WITHIN THE LAWFUL SCOPE 16 OF HIS OR HER LICENSE, BENEFITS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE SAME LEVELS AND 17 UNDER THE SAME TERMS WHETHER PROVIDED BY A PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST. 18 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04199-01-1