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NY A08653
Bill
Status
Engrossed
5/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Chantel Jackson
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AI Summary
- Requires all health insurance policies providing hospital, surgical, or medical care coverage to include outpatient coverage for lactation consultant services
- Defines "lactation consultant" as a professionally certified counselor who evaluates and manages lactation and infant feeding problems and provides preventive clinical consulting
- Applies mandate to individual policies, group policies, blanket policies, and medical expense indemnity corporations, hospital service corporations, and health service corporations
- Allows coverage to be subject to annual deductibles and co-insurance consistent with other benefits in the policy
- Takes effect January 1 of the year following enactment and applies to all policies issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or after the effective date
Legislative Description
Requires insurance coverage for lactation consultant services by professionally certified counselors who evaluate and manage lactation and infant feeding problems and provide preventative clinical consulting to prevent or minimize the occurrence of potential problems.
Last Action
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
5/3/2022
Committee Referrals
Insurance5/3/2022
Insurance1/10/2022
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