Bill Text: NY S00742 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 742

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to coverage for prenatal vitamins and related insurance coverages.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2025-02-14 - SIGNED CHAP.74 [S00742 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-S00742-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           742

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for  prenatal
          vitamins

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

     1    Section 1. Paragraph 10-a of subsection (i) of  section  3216  of  the
     2  insurance  law,  as  added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the
     3  insurance law relating to coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in
     4  legislative bills numbers S. 1965-A and A. 3865-A, is amended to read as
     5  follows:
     6    (10-a)[(A)] Every policy that  provides  medical,  major  medical,  or
     7  similar   comprehensive-type   coverage   [and   provides  coverage  for
     8  prescription drugs] shall provide coverage for  prenatal  vitamins  when
     9  prescribed by a health care practitioner licensed, certified, or author-
    10  ized  under  title eight of the education law, and acting within [his or
    11  her] their lawful scope of practice.
    12    [(B) Such coverage may be subject to annual  deductibles  and  coinsu-
    13  rance  as  may  be  deemed  appropriate by the superintendent and as are
    14  consistent with those established for  other  benefits  within  a  given
    15  policy.]
    16    §  2. Paragraph 5-a of subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance
    17  law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024  amending  the  insurance
    18  law  relating to coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in legisla-
    19  tive bills numbers S. 1965-A and  A.  3865-A,  is  amended  to  read  as
    20  follows:
    21    (5-a)[(A)] Every policy that provides medical, major medical, or simi-
    22  lar  comprehensive-type coverage [and provides coverage for prescription
    23  drugs] shall provide coverage for prenatal vitamins when prescribed by a
    24  health care practitioner licensed, certified, or authorized under  title

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02672-01-5

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     1  eight  of the education law, and acting within [his or her] their lawful
     2  scope of practice.
     3    [(B)  Such  coverage  may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsu-
     4  rance, as may be deemed appropriate by the  superintendent  and  as  are
     5  consistent  with  those  established  for  other benefits within a given
     6  policy.]
     7    § 3. Subsection (c-1) of section 4303 of the insurance law,  as  added
     8  by  a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the insurance law relating to
     9  coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
    10  S.  1965-A and A. 3865-A, is amended to read as follows:
    11    (c-1)[(1)] Any contract issued by a medical expense  indemnity  corpo-
    12  ration,  a hospital service corporation or a health services corporation
    13  that provides medical,  major  medical,  or  similar  comprehensive-type
    14  coverage  [for  prescription  drugs] shall provide coverage for prenatal
    15  vitamins when prescribed by a health care practitioner licensed,  certi-
    16  fied,  or  authorized under title eight of the education law, and acting
    17  within [his or her] their lawful scope of practice.
    18    [(2) Such coverage may be subject to annual  deductibles  and  coinsu-
    19  rance  as  may  be  deemed  appropriate by the superintendent and as are
    20  consistent with those established for  other  benefits  within  a  given
    21  contract.]
    22    §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    23  manner as a chapter of the laws  of  2024  amending  the  insurance  law
    24  relating  to  coverage for prenatal vitamins, as proposed in legislative
    25  bills numbers S. 1965-A and A. 3865-A, takes effect.