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NY S01783
Bill
Status
6/19/2017
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Klein
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AI Summary
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Allows insurers and health maintenance organizations to offer actuarially appropriate premium reductions or other benefits approved by the superintendent to encourage participation in qualified wellness programs.
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Defines qualified wellness programs as risk management systems that promote physical and mental fitness, prevent disease, and may include health education, behavioral incentive programs, and progress monitoring for participants.
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Expands permissible wellness program elements to include employer assistance for health promotion and disease prevention, as well as incentives for accessing preventive services such as mammography screening.
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Applies new wellness program provisions to individual and group health insurance policies across all insurance market segments (standard, small employer, and HMO plans).
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Takes effect 180 days after enactment, with authorization for the superintendent to promulgate implementing rules and regulations immediately.
Legislative Description
Authorizes health insurers and health maintenance organizations, subject to the approval of the superintendent of financial services, to provide actuarially appropriate reductions in health insurance premiums or other benefits or enhancements for an enrollee's or insured's participation in a qualified wellness program.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/20/2018