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Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for the vaccine against human papilloma virus
In Assembly Committee · Insurance · Sponsor Edward Braunstein
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BILL NUMBER:S4708
Title of bill
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the provision of preventive and primary care services
Purpose
To ensure human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccinations are, when deemed medically appropriate, included as a component of well-child coverage.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends the Insurance Law in three places to add HPV vaccinations to the existing list of vaccinations (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, haemophilus influenza type b and hepatitis b) covered as part of well-child care when deemed medically appropriate by the insured's physician.
Existing law
Existing law sets forth requirements for necessary immunizations to be covered as part of well-child health insurance coverage. Without mandating the administration of the HPV vaccine, this law would mandate insurance coverage for the vaccine when deemed medically appropriate by the dependent child's physician.
Justification
Since 1993 health insurers and health maintenance organizations have been required to cover, as part of wellchild care, necessary childhood immunizations. These currently include diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, haemophilus influenza type b and hepatitis b.
The human papilloraa virus is suspected to cause approximately 70 percent of cervical cancers in young women. On June 8, 2006 the Food and Drug Administration gave approval to a new vaccine designed to prevent the initial establishment of HPV infections. Shortly thereafter, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that this drug be added to the childhood immunizations schedule for 11- to 12-year old girls, although it is also recommended for girls up to age 18. This legislation would simply update the existing vaccination requirements of the Insurance Law to reflect this new development.
This legislation does not mandate HPV immunizations. These decisions would be left to families, patients and physicians. However, once the decision is made to administer the vaccine, this legislation would require that insurance cover the cost of the vaccination.
Legislative history
2009-10: S.2909/A.7489 Senate/Assembly Insurance Committees 2007-08: S.5629 Senate Insurance Committee/A.8536 Assembly Insurance Committee
Fiscal implications
None directly. The cost of a normal course, three-shot series of HPV immunizations, is approximately $360.
Effective date
Immediately.
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