NY A00729 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-01 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-01 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Relates to clarifying the grounds for an external appeal based on medical necessity; provides that where the health plan denies coverage for a health service on grounds of "medical necessity" the insured shall have the opportunity to demonstrate, through his or her health care professional, based on applicable medical and scientific evidence, the patient's record and any other pertinent information, that the proposed health service or treatment is likely to be more beneficial than any standard treatment or treatments for the patient's condition or disease or no treatment.
Title
An act to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to clarifying the grounds for an external appeal based on medical necessity
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2010-02-01 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 142 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-01 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |
| 2010-02-01 | delivered to senate | |
| 2010-02-01 | passed assembly | |
| 2010-01-06 | ordered to third reading cal.64 | |
| 2010-01-06 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |
| 2010-01-06 | DIED IN SENATE | |
| 2009-03-02 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |
| 2009-03-02 | delivered to senate | |
| 2009-03-02 | passed assembly | |
| 2009-02-26 | advanced to third reading cal.129 | |
| 2009-02-24 | reported | |
| 2009-01-07 | referred to health |
Same As/Similar To
S3909 (Same As) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
