Bill Text: NY S08144 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits discrimination against individuals who were prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis medication for HIV prevention with respect to life, accident, and health insurance coverage.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-04 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8834B [S08144 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08144-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8144--B

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 9, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Insurance  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting  discrimi-
          nation  against  individuals  who  tested positive for HIV or who were
          prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis medication for HIV prevention with
          respect to life, accident, and health insurance coverage

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subsection (a) of section 4224 of the insur-
     2  ance  law  is  renumbered  paragraph 4 and a new paragraph 3 is added to
     3  read as follows:
     4    (3) refuse to insure, refuse  to  continue  to  insure  or  limit  the
     5  amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge
     6  a  different  rate  for  the same coverage solely because the insured or
     7  potential insured was prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medica-
     8  tion for the prevention of HIV infection;
     9    § 2. Paragraph 3 of subsection (b) of section 4224  of  the  insurance
    10  law  is renumbered paragraph 4 and a new paragraph 3 is added to read as
    11  follows:
    12    (3) refuse to insure, refuse  to  continue  to  insure  or  limit  the
    13  amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge
    14  a  different  rate  for  the same coverage solely because the insured or
    15  potential insured was prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medica-
    16  tion for the prevention of HIV infection;
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13530-05-4