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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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