Bill Text: NY A01058 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1058 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to insurance [A01058 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A01058-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          1058
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, BENEDETTO, STIRPE,
          LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CROUCH,  FINCH,  McDONOUGH,
          RAIA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law, in relation to coverage for the
          screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subclause 5 of clause (ix) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
     2  25 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by
     3  chapter 596 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (5) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
     5  litative  or  nonrestorative[,  in  the  event  that the policy provides
     6  coverage for therapeutic care]; and
     7    § 2.  Subclause 5 of clause (ix) of subparagraph (C) of  paragraph  17
     8  of  subsection  (1)  of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by
     9  chapter 596 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
    10    (5) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
    11  litative or nonrestorative[, in  the  event  that  the  policy  provides
    12  coverage for therapeutic care]; and
    13    §  3. Clause (v) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph 3 of subsection (ee)
    14  of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 596  of  the
    15  laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
    16    (v) therapeutic care, including therapeutic care which is deemed habi-
    17  litative  or  nonrestorative[,  in  the  event  that the policy provides
    18  coverage for therapeutic care]; and
    19    § 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04360-01-9