Bill Text: NY S02356 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits limitations in health insurance contracts or policies with respect to coverage of massage therapy performed by a licensed massage therapist.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE [S02356 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S02356-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2356
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 18, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed 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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