N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2507
Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children; specialty formula
Redline — January 1, 2016 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2018
As of January 1, 2016
§ 2507. Special enrollment; pregnancy. An insurer, subject to the\nprovisions of article thirty-two of the insurance law, a corporation\norganized pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law, or a\nlicensed maintenance organization under article forty-four of this\nchapter, that issues a health insurance policy or contract that provides\neligibility for a special enrollment period shall allow for the\nenrollment of a pregnant individual at any time after the commencement\nof the pregnancy, as certified by a health care practitioner licensed\npursuant to title eight of the education law, acting within his or her\nscope of practice. Coverage shall be deemed effective as of the first of\nthe month in which the individual receives certification of the\npregnancy.\n
§ 2507. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and\nchildren; specialty formula.\n 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:\n (a) "WIC" shall mean the special supplemental nutrition program for\nwomen, infants and children;\n (b) "WIC food vendor" shall mean a business entity that operates a\nretail delivery system that is authorized by the department to sell\nproducts covered by WIC to individuals under the WIC program; and\n (c) "Specialty formula" shall mean specifically formulated nutrition\nproducts prescribed for medically fragile WIC participants with\nqualifying medical conditions.\n 2. Every WIC food vendor shall be authorized to sell any product\ncovered under WIC, including specialty formula, in accordance with the\nWIC vendor type as designated by the department, unless specifically\nlimited or barred by the commissioner pursuant to state or federal\nregulations. The commissioner is authorized to establish criteria\ndefining which WIC food vendors can sell specialty formula. Any such\ncriteria shall not be applied arbitrarily and shall ensure WIC\nparticipant access to specialty formula. The commissioner shall\nestablish a process to address individual cases where there is evidence\nof inadequate WIC participant access.\n
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