Expands insurance coverage requirements for human donor milk
This bill requires health insurance policies to cover the cost of pasteurized donor human milk for specific infants who cannot breastfeed due to medical conditions or low birth weight. It removes the previous restriction that limited this coverage to hospital settings, allowing insurance to pay for the milk when used outside of inpatient care as well. The coverage applies to infants weighing less than 1,500 grams or those at high risk for a serious intestinal condition called necrotizing enterocolitis, provided a doctor has ordered the milk. The law mandates that these policies may also include necessary medical fortifiers to support the infant's nutrition.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 4, 2023
Last action May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 16, 2024
Introduced
AMENDED (T) 6674A
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
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