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NY A11028
Bill
Status
10/7/2020
Primary Sponsor
Steven Cymbrowitz
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AI Summary
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Requires health insurance policies with physician office coverage or major medical/comprehensive coverage to provide colorectal cancer screening for individuals age 45 or older upon prescription by an authorized health care provider.
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Mandates coverage includes annual screening using stool-based fecal immunochemical test or guaiac-based fecal occult blood test, plus follow-up visual examination if results are positive for cancer signs.
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Allows coverage to be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance consistent with other policy benefits, as deemed appropriate by the superintendent.
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Applies to all policies issued, renewed, modified or altered 90 days after the act becomes law.
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Amends insurance law sections 3216, 3221, and 4303 to implement these requirements across different types of health insurance policies.
Legislative Description
Requires health insurance providers to cover the costs of colorectal cancer screenings and follow-up examinations for positive screenings for individuals age 45 and older.
Last Action
referred to insurance
10/7/2020