NY S00628 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Pending: Senate Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires that every health insurance policy or contract which provides medical, major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage or coverage for prescription drugs include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for which a physician has issued a written order and which are medically necessary for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis and related eosinophilic disorders.

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Title

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires that every health insurance policy or contract which provides medical, major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage or coverage for prescription drugs include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for which a physician has issued a written order and which are medically necessary for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis and related eosinophilic disorders.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-06 REFERRED TO INSURANCE
2009-01-09 REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Same As/Similar To

A2188 (Same As) 2010-06-09 - held for consideration in insurance

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