Bill Text: NY A08060 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8060 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides coverage for biologically-based mental illness, psychiatric or psychological services or diagnosis or treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or ailments under the Healthy New York program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to insurance [A08060 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08060-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8060
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 27, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for
         biologically-based mental illness under the Healthy New York program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraphs 13 and 14 of subsection (d) of section  4326  of
    2  the  insurance  law,  as  added  by  chapter  1 of the laws of 1999, are
    3  amended and a new paragraph 15 is added to read as follows:
    4    (13) blood and blood products furnished in connection with surgery  or
    5  inpatient hospital services; [and]
    6    (14) prescription drugs obtained at a participating pharmacy. In addi-
    7  tion  to  providing coverage at a participating pharmacy, health mainte-
    8  nance organizations may utilize a mail order prescription drug  program.
    9  Health maintenance organizations may provide prescription drugs pursuant
   10  to  a  drug  formulary;  however,  health maintenance organizations must
   11  implement  an  appeals  process  so  that  the  use   of   non-formulary
   12  prescription drugs may be requested by a physician[.]; AND
   13    (15)  PSYCHIATRIC  OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES OR DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
   14  OF MENTAL, NERVOUS OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS OR AILMENTS AND  BIOLOGICALLY-
   15  BASED MENTAL ILLNESS.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11682-01-1