Bill Text: NY A08684 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to permitting pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time without penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to insurance [A08684 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08684-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8684 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY October 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to permitting pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time without penalty The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3217-c of the insurance law is amended by adding a 2 new subsection (d) to read as follows: 3 (d) An insurer, subject to the provisions of this article, a corpo- 4 ration organized pursuant to article forty-three of this chapter, or a 5 licensed maintenance organization under article forty-four of the public 6 health law, that issues a health insurance policy or contract that 7 provides eligibility for a special enrollment period shall allow for the 8 enrollment of a pregnant individual at any time after the commencement 9 of the pregnancy, as certified by a health care practitioner licensed 10 pursuant to title eight of the education law acting within the scope of 11 his or her practice. Such health insurance policy or contract shall not 12 impose a fee or other penalty for special enrollment of the pregnant 13 individual. Coverage shall be effective as of the first of the month in 14 which the individual receives certification of the pregnancy. 15 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2509-a 16 to read as follows: 17 § 2509-a. Special enrollment; pregnancy. An insurer, subject to the 18 provisions of article thirty-two of the insurance law, a corporation 19 organized pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law, or a 20 licensed maintenance organization under article forty-four of this chap- 21 ter, that issues a health insurance policy or contract that provides 22 eligibility for a special enrollment period shall allow for the enroll- 23 ment of a pregnant individual at any time after the commencement of the 24 pregnancy, as certified by a health care practitioner licensed pursuant EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13283-02-9A. 8684 2 1 to title eight of the education law, acting within his or her scope of 2 practice. Such health insurance policy or contract shall not impose a 3 fee or other penalty for special enrollment of the pregnant individual. 4 Coverage shall be deemed effective as of the first of the month in which 5 the individual receives certification of the pregnancy. 6 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 7 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all 8 qualified health plans issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on 9 or after such effective date. Effective immediately, the addition, 10 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the 11 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be 12 made and completed on or before such effective date.