Bill Text: NY S03250 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Includes post traumatic stress disorder in the definition of biologically based mental illness for purposes of Timothy's law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE [S03250 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S03250-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3250
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 5, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 including  post  trau-
          matic  stress  disorder in the definition of biologically based mental
          illness for purposes of Timothy's Law
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Item (ii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 5 of subsection
     2  (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter  502  of
     3  the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (ii)  For  purposes  of  this  paragraph, the term "biologically based
     5  mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that  is
     6  caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically
     7  significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits
     8  the  functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based
     9  mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major
    10  depression, bipolar  disorder,  delusional  disorders,  panic  disorder,
    11  obsessive compulsive disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, bulimia,
    12  and anorexia.
    13    § 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 2 of subsection (g) of section 4303
    14  of  the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007, is
    15  amended to read as follows:
    16    (B) For purposes of this  subsection,  the  term  "biologically  based
    17  mental  illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that is
    18  caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically
    19  significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits
    20  the functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically  based
    21  mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major
    22  depression,  bipolar  disorder,  delusional  disorders,  panic disorder,
    23  obsessive compulsive disorders, post traumatic stress  disorder,  anore-
    24  xia, and bulimia.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 3250                             2
     1    § 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 2 of subsection (h) of section 4303
     2  of  the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (B)  For  purposes  of  this  subsection, the term "biologically based
     5  mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that  is
     6  caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically
     7  significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits
     8  the  functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based
     9  mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major
    10  depression, bipolar  disorder,  delusional  disorders,  panic  disorder,
    11  obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, anorexia,
    12  and bulimia.
    13    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.