STATE OF NEW YORK
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36
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. QUART, WEPRIN, BENEDETTO, GUNTHER, SEAWRIGHT,
LAVINE, COLTON, ABBATE, GOTTFRIED, REYES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, the general business law and the state
technology law, in relation to adding medical and health insurance
information within the definitions of identity theft
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 190.78 of the penal law, as added by chapter 619 of
2 the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 190.78 Identity theft in the third degree.
4 A person is guilty of identity theft in the third degree when he or
5 she knowingly and with intent to defraud assumes the identity of another
6 person by presenting himself or herself as that other person, or by
7 acting as that other person or by using personal identifying information
8 of that other person, and thereby:
9 1. obtains goods, money, medical information, health insurance infor-
10 mation, property or services or uses credit in the name of such other
11 person or causes financial loss to such person or to another person or
12 persons; or
13 2. commits a class A misdemeanor or higher level crime.
14 3. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term "medical informa-
15 tion" means any information regarding an individual's medical history,
16 mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a
17 health care professional.
18 (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "health insurance
19 information" means an individual's health insurance policy number or
20 subscriber identification number, any unique identifier used by a health
21 insurer to identify the individual or any information in an individual's
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 application and claims history, including, but not limited to, appeals
2 history.
3 Identity theft in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
4 § 2. Section 190.79 of the penal law, as added by chapter 619 of the
5 laws of 2002 and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 279 of the laws
6 2008, is amended to read as follows:
7 § 190.79 Identity theft in the second degree.
8 A person is guilty of identify theft in the second degree when he or
9 she knowingly and with intent to defraud assumes the identity of another
10 person by presenting himself or herself as that other person, or by
11 acting as that other person or by using personal identifying information
12 of that other person, and thereby:
13 1. obtains goods, money, medical information, health insurance infor-
14 mation, property or services or uses credit in the name of such other
15 person in an aggregate amount that exceeds five hundred dollars; or
16 2. causes financial loss to such person or to another person or
17 persons in an aggregate amount that exceeds five hundred dollars; or
18 3. commits or attempts to commit a felony or acts as an accessory to
19 the commission of a felony; or
20 4. commits the crime of identity theft in the third degree as defined
21 in section 190.78 of this article and has been previously convicted
22 within the last five years of identity theft in the third degree as
23 defined in section 190.78, identity theft in the second degree as
24 defined in this section, identity theft in the first degree as defined
25 in section 190.80, unlawful possession of personal identification infor-
26 mation in the third degree as defined in section 190.81, unlawful
27 possession of personal identification information in the second degree
28 as defined in section 190.82, unlawful possession of personal identifi-
29 cation information in the first degree as defined in section 190.83,
30 unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the second degree as defined
31 in section 190.85, unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the first
32 degree as defined in section 190.86, grand larceny in the fourth degree
33 as defined in section 155.30, grand larceny in the third degree as
34 defined in section 155.35, grand larceny in the second degree as defined
35 in section 155.40 or grand larceny in the first degree as defined in
36 section 155.42 of this chapter.
37 5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term "medical informa-
38 tion" means any information regarding an individual's medical history,
39 mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a
40 health care professional.
41 (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "health insurance
42 information" means an individual's health insurance policy number or
43 subscriber identification number, any unique identifier used by a health
44 insurer to identify the individual or any information in an individual's
45 application and claims history, including, but not limited to, appeals
46 history.
47 Identity theft in the second degree is a class E felony.
48 § 3. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
49 899-aa of the general business law is amended by adding two new clauses
50 6 and 7 and two new closing paragraphs to read as follows:
51 (6) medical information; or
52 (7) health insurance information; or
53 For the purposes of this paragraph, "medical information" means any
54 information regarding an individual's medical history, mental or phys-
55 ical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care
56 professional.
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1 For the purposes of this paragraph, "health insurance information"
2 means an individual's health insurance policy number or subscriber iden-
3 tification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer to
4 identify the individual or any information in an individual's applica-
5 tion and claims history, including, but not limited to, appeals history.
6 § 4. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 208
7 of the state technology law is amended by adding two new clauses 6 and 7
8 and two new closing paragraphs to read as follows:
9 (6) medical information; or
10 (7) health insurance information; or
11 For the purposes of this paragraph, "medical information" means any
12 information regarding an individual's medical history, mental or phys-
13 ical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care
14 professional.
15 For the purposes of this paragraph, "health insurance information"
16 means an individual's health insurance policy number or subscriber iden-
17 tification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer to
18 identify the individual or any information in an individual's applica-
19 tion and claims history, including, but not limited to, appeals history.
20 § 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
21 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
22 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
23 this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
24 and completed on or before such effective date.
