Bill Text: NY A06513 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to requiring notification to insured persons that an out-of-network physician or specialist may be used in their procedure, test or surgery.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to insurance [A06513 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06513-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6513
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 26, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  notifica-
         tions  to insured persons that an out-of-network physician or special-
         ist may be used in their procedure, test or surgery
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3242
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 3242. NOTICE OF  OUT-OF-NETWORK  PHYSICIAN  OR  SPECIALIST.    EVERY
    4  PERSON INSURED UNDER A POLICY OF ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE DELIVERED
    5  OR  ISSUED FOR DELIVERY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO THEIR
    6  PROCEDURE, TEST OR SURGERY FROM THE PHYSICIAN OR SPECIALIST WHO  MAY  BE
    7  USED  IN  SUCH  PROCEDURE,  TEST  OR  SURGERY  THAT  SUCH PHYSICIAN'S OR
    8  SPECIALIST'S SERVICES SHALL NOT BE COVERED BY THEIR INSURANCE POLICY.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09633-03-5
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