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A00972 Summary:
BILL NO | A00972A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04643-A |
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SPONSOR | Rosenthal L |
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COSPNSR | Jacobson, DenDekker, Carroll, Weprin, Richardson, Gottfried, Griffin, Epstein, Braunstein, Mosley, Stirpe |
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MLTSPNSR | Galef |
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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L | |
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Relates to prohibiting insurance companies from imposing co-payments for treatment at an opioid treatment program. |
A00972 Floor Votes:
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Abbate
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Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
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Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
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Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
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Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
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Smullen
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Aubry
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Cymbrowitz
ER
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
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Quart
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Solages
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Barclay
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Davila
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Gottfried
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McDonald
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Ra
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Stec
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Barnwell
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De La Rosa
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Griffin
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McDonough
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Raia
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Steck
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Barrett
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DenDekker
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Gunther
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McMahon
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Ramos
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Stern
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Barron
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DeStefano
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Hawley
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Mikulin
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Raynor
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Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
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Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
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Miller B
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Reilly
Yes
Tague
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Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
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Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
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Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
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Rivera
ER
Titus
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Brabenec
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D'Urso
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Jaffee
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Morinello
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Rodriguez
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Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
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Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
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Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
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Burke
Yes
Fahy
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Joyner
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Norris
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Rozic
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Walsh
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Buttenschon
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Fall
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Kim
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O'Donnell
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Ryan
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Weinstein
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Byrne
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Fernandez
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Kolb
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Ortiz
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Salka
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Weprin
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Byrnes
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Finch
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Lalor
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Otis
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Santabarbara
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Williams
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Cahill
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Fitzpatrick
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Lavine
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Palmesano
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Sayegh
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Woerner
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Carroll
No
Friend
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Lawrence
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Palumbo
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Schimminger
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Wright
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Colton
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Frontus
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Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
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Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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A00972 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A972A SPONSOR: Rosenthal L
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting co-payments for treatment at an opioid treatment program   PURPOSE: This bill relates to prohibiting co-payments for treatment at an opioid treatment program during course of treatment.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the insurance law by adding a new paragraph 31-b to section 3216 Section two amends the insurance law by adding a new paragraph 7-c to section 3221 Section three amends the insurance law by adding a new paragraph section 1-3. Section four sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Private insurance plans, including plans available under the Affordable Care Act, require co-pays to be collected every time a patient visits an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP). This requirement does not take into account the frequency of patient visits, and creates a barrier to OTP treatment services. At the start of treatment, patients are required by federal law to receive treatment up to 6 times a week for 90 days. Once those 90 days are up, many patients continue to seek treatment several times a week. Requiring daily co-pays under these circumstances becomes cost-prohibitive for people seeking treatment. Prohibiting co-payments for treatment at an OTP will help all New Yorkers in need to gain access to potentially lifesaving services.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.9082 - Referred to Insurance   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Undetermined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This bill shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.