Bill Text: NY A09750 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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) 2018-02-05 - referred to insurance [A09750 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A09750-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9750
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 5, 2018
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. D. ROSENTHAL -- 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    § 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    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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