Bill Text: NY A03424 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to the use of insurance identification cards

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-27 - referred to insurance [A03424 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03424-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3424
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. BRADLEY, JACOBS, FIELDS, MILLMAN, DINOWITZ, BENE-
         DETTO,  MARKEY,  ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, BOYLAND, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.    CAHILL,  COLTON,  COOK,  GUNTHER,  MAGNARELLI,
         MAYERSOHN,  McENENY, PHEFFER, REILLY, WRIGHT -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
         to the use of insurance identification cards
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 3217-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a
    2  new subsection (f) to read as follows:
    3    (F) EACH INSURER SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL ISSUE TO  EACH  INSURED
    4  AN  INSURANCE  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
    5  INFORMATION:
    6    (1) THE INSURED'S IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE  INSURED'S
    7  NAME AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;
    8    (2)  THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT THE INSURER USES TO DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS
    9  COVERED UNDER THE CONTRACT;
   10    (3) THE AMOUNT OF THE INSURED'S CO-PAYMENT, IF ANY; AND
   11    (4) THE BILLING ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING A TELEPHONE
   12  NUMBER, FOR THE INSURER.
   13    EACH INSURER SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL ISSUE A NEW  CARD  TO  EACH
   14  INSURED  WHENEVER ANY OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON SUCH
   15  CARD CHANGES.
   16    S 2. Section 4324 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
   17  subsection (f) to read as follows:
   18    (F) EACH HEALTH SERVICE, HOSPITAL SERVICE OR MEDICAL EXPENSE INDEMNITY
   19  CORPORATION  SUBJECT  TO  THIS ARTICLE SHALL ISSUE TO EACH SUBSCRIBER AN
   20  INSURANCE IDENTIFICATION CARD WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMA-
   21  TION:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03341-01-9
       A. 3424                             2
    1    (1) THE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE SUBSCRIB-
    2  ER'S NAME AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;
    3    (2) THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT THE CORPORATION USES TO DESCRIBE THE BENE-
    4  FITS COVERED UNDER THE CONTRACT;
    5    (3) THE AMOUNT OF THE SUBSCRIBER'S CO-PAYMENT, IF ANY; AND
    6    (4) THE BILLING ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING A TELEPHONE
    7  NUMBER,  FOR  THE  HEALTH SERVICE, HOSPITAL SERVICE OR MEDICAL INDEMNITY
    8  CORPORATION.
    9    EACH HEALTH SERVICE, HOSPITAL SERVICE OR MEDICAL INDEMNITY CORPORATION
   10  SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL ISSUE A NEW CARD TO EACH SUBSCRIBER  WHEN-
   11  EVER  ANY OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON SUCH CARD CHANG-
   12  ES.
   13    S 3. Section 4408 of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
   14  subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   15    7.  EACH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL
   16  ISSUE TO EACH SUBSCRIBER AN IDENTIFICATION CARD WHICH SHALL INCLUDE  THE
   17  FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   18    (A) THE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE SUBSCRIB-
   19  ER'S NAME AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;
   20    (B)  THE  NAME OF THE PRODUCT THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION USES
   21  TO DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS COVERED UNDER THE CONTRACT;
   22    (C) THE AMOUNT OF THE SUBSCRIBER'S CO-PAYMENT, IF ANY; AND
   23    (D) THE BILLING ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING A TELEPHONE
   24  NUMBER, FOR THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.
   25    EACH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SUBJECT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL
   26  ISSUE  A  NEW  CARD  TO  EACH SUBSCRIBER WHENEVER ANY OF THE INFORMATION
   27  REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON SUCH CARD CHANGES.
   28    S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   29  ing  the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to any
   30  contract issued, renewed, modified or altered on or after such date.