Bill Text: NY S01129 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Includes post traumatic stress disorder in the definition of biologically based mental illness for purposes of Timothy's law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE [S01129 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S01129-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1129 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to including post trau- matic stress disorder in the definition of biologically based mental illness for purposes of Timothy's Law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Item (ii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 5 of subsection 2 (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of 3 the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 4 (ii) For purposes of this paragraph, the term "biologically based 5 mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that is 6 caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically 7 significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits 8 the functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based 9 mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major 10 depression, bipolar disorder, delusional disorders, panic disorder, 11 obsessive compulsive disorders, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, bulimia, 12 and anorexia. 13 S 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 2 of subsection (g) of section 4303 14 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 (B) For purposes of this subsection, the term "biologically based 17 mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that is 18 caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically 19 significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits 20 the functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based 21 mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major 22 depression, bipolar disorder, delusional disorders, panic disorder, 23 obsessive compulsive disorders, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, anore- 24 xia, and bulimia. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02138-01-1 S. 1129 2 1 S 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 2 of subsection (h) of section 4303 2 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 502 of the laws of 2007, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (B) For purposes of this subsection, the term "biologically based 5 mental illness" means a mental, nervous, or emotional condition that is 6 caused by a biological disorder of the brain and results in a clinically 7 significant, psychological syndrome or pattern that substantially limits 8 the functioning of the person with the illness. Such biologically based 9 mental illnesses are defined as schizophrenia/psychotic disorders, major 10 depression, bipolar disorder, delusional disorders, panic disorder, 11 obsessive compulsive disorder, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, anorexia, 12 and bulimia. 13 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.