Bill Text: NY S04639 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to permitting pregnant individuals to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE [S04639 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4639
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     April 1, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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  permitting  pregnant
         women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time
         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  3114
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  3114. ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY.
    4  IN ADDITION TO ANY TRIGGERING EVENT  THAT  PROVIDES  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  A
    5  SPECIAL  ENROLLMENT  PERIOD AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR ENROLLMENT IN A
    6  QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED
    7  PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (P.L.
    8  111-148), THE STATE  HEALTH  INSURANCE  EXCHANGE  SHALL  ALLOW  FOR  THE
    9  ENROLLMENT  OF  A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT
   10  OF THE PREGNANCY, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INDIVIDUAL'S LAST MENSTRUAL  PERI-
   11  OD.  UPON SUCH ENROLLMENT, ANY QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IN THE STATE HEALTH
   12  INSURANCE  EXCHANGE  SHALL ENSURE THAT COVERAGE IS EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE
   13  OF APPLICATION.
   14    S 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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