NY A03821 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to insurance
Pending: Assembly Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to insurance
Pending: Assembly Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
To mandate that health insurers cover the costs and expenses of cranial prostheses, more commonly known as prosthetic hair replacements (often wigs).
Title
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring individual and group or blanket accident or health insurance policies and hospital service corporations, health service corporations, and medical indemnity corporations, which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage to include coverage for the purchase of cranial prostheses when prescribed as medically necessary
Sponsors
| Asm. William Colton [D] | Asm. Steven Cymbrowitz [D] | Asm. Sandra Galef [D] | Asm. Earlene Hooper [D] |
| Asm. Nettie Mayersohn [D] | Asm. Darryl Towns [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | referred to insurance | |
| 2009-01-28 | referred to insurance |
Same As/Similar To
S2907 (Same As) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE
