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NY A06780
NY A06780Relates to permitting pregnant individuals to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time.
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Introduced
04/02/2015
04/02/2015
In Committee
06/16/2015
06/16/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/18/2016
06/18/2016
Introduced Session
2015-2016 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Relates to permitting pregnant individuals to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time.
AI Summary
This bill amends New York's Insurance Law and Public Health Law to allow pregnant individuals to enroll in health insurance plans outside of the usual enrollment periods. Specifically, it requires insurers, corporations organized under Article 43 of the Insurance Law (which often refers to non-profit health service corporations), and licensed health maintenance organizations (HMOs) under Article 44 of the Public Health Law to permit enrollment of a pregnant individual at any time after their pregnancy begins, provided it's certified by a licensed healthcare practitioner. This special enrollment period is a type of "special enrollment period," which is a designated time when individuals can enroll in health insurance outside of the standard open enrollment window, typically triggered by specific life events. The coverage would become effective on the first day of the month in which the pregnancy is certified, and this provision applies to qualified health plans issued or modified on or after January 1st of the year following the bill's enactment.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (40)
Ed Braunstein (D)*,
Deborah Glick (D)*,
Margaret Markey (D)*,
Catherine Nolan (D)*,
Ed Ra (R)*,
Jo Anne Simon (D)*,
Aravella Simotas (D)*,
Fred Thiele (D)*,
Thomas Abinanti (D),
Harry Bronson (D),
David Buchwald (D),
Kevin Cahill (D),
Barbara Clark (D),
William Colton (D),
Marcos Crespo (D),
Mark Gjonaj (D),
Aileen Gunther (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Brian Kavanagh (D),
Barbara Lifton (D),
Guillermo Linares (D),
Donna Lupardo (D),
Shelley Mayer (D),
Michael Miller (D),
Francisco Moya (D),
Félix Ortiz (D),
Steve Otis (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Nily Rozic (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Luis Sepúlveda (D),
Michael Simanowitz (D),
James Skoufis (D),
Michaelle Solages (D),
Phil Steck (D),
Matthew Titone (D),
Michele Titus (D),
Carrie Woerner (D),
Keith Wright (D),
Last Action
substituted by s5972 (on 06/17/2015)
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