S 742: Relates to coverage for prenatal vitamins and related insurance coverages.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 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 
 S. 742 2 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.