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A00807 Summary:

A00807 Actions:

A00807 Committee Votes:

Committee:INSURANCE   Chair:Cahill      
DATE:02/24/2021AYE/NAY:21/4  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Cahill
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Cook
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Schmitt
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Lavine
Aye
DiPietro
Nay
Steck
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Niou
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Stern
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Jacobson
Aye
Williams
Aye
Meeks
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Anderson
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:03/09/2021AYE/NAY:22/0  Action: Favorable         
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Reilly
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Tannousis
Aye
Perry
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye

A00807 Floor Votes:

A00807 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A807
 
SPONSOR: O'Donnell

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurance
coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to
prevent HIV infection
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
To require that any insurance policy that provides coverage for
prescription drugs must include coverage for the cost of pre and post-
exposure prophylaxis for.the purposes of HIV prevention.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 amends subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law by
adding a new paragraph 36.

Section 2 amends subsection 1 of section 3221 of the insurance law by
adding a new paragraph 21.
 
Section 3 amends section 4303 of the insurance law by adding a new
subsection (ss).
 
Section 4 establishes the effective date.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMENDED AND ORIGINAL VERSION:
 
Renumbers amended paragraph number in Section 1 of the bill from 35 to
36 to reflect previous changes to Section 3216 of the insurance, law.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are
two important tools for preventing the spread of HIV. According to the
Centers for Disease Control, PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of
.HIV infection in people at high risk of contracting HIV by up to 92%
when taken consistently. PEP regimens are antiretroviral drugs taken to
stop the spread of HIV after a single high-risk event.  PEP can be used
to treat health care workers who have been exposed to the blood or body
fluids of HIV-positive patients, as well as people who have been exposed
to HIV through unprotected sex, needle sharing, or sexual assault.
 
Allowing access to PrEP and PEP is an important part of the fight to end
the AIDS epidemic in New York. This legislation would ensure that insur-
ance policies covering prescription drugs include coverage for PrEP and
PEP.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
A.7153-A (2017-18)
A.4962 (2019-20)
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

A00807 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           807
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. O'DONNELL, BRONSON, DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, FERNANDEZ,
          D. ROSENTHAL, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
          Insurance
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurance
          coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to
          prevent HIV infection
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subsection  (i)  of  section 3216 of the insurance law is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph 36 to read as follows:
     3    (36) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
     4  include coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the
     5  prevention  of  HIV  and  post-exposure  prophylaxis  to   prevent   HIV
     6  infection.
     7    § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
     8  adding a new paragraph 21 to read as follows:
     9    (21) Every policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall
    10  include coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the
    11  prevention   of   HIV  and  post-exposure  prophylaxis  to  prevent  HIV
    12  infection.
    13    § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    14  subsection (ss) to read as follows:
    15    (ss)  Every  contract  issued  by a hospital services corporation or a
    16  health services corporation which  provides  coverage  for  prescription
    17  drugs  shall  include  coverage for the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis
    18  (PrEP) for the  prevention  of  HIV  and  post-exposure  prophylaxis  to
    19  prevent HIV infection.
    20    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05706-01-1