---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires insurers to provide insureds or subscribers with an explanation of pharmaceutical benefits relating to claims under certain accident and health insurance policies"
description: "Requires insurers to provide insureds or subscribers with an explanation of pharmaceutical benefits relating to claims under certain accident and health insurance policies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 3516"
citation: "New York A 3516 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MCDONALD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f214bd8-d3bf-488f-9126-12cf1468b733"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A3516"
source_hash: "653e674e5d48def48dc4306b7b9475ed1d7d98dea56fc70d463dabd0428d6f3c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 3516 (2021-2022) — Requires insurers to provide insureds or subscribers with an explanation of pharmaceutical benefits relating to claims under certain accident and health insurance policies

Requires insurers to provide insureds or subscribers with an explanation of pharmaceutical benefits relating to claims under certain accident and health insurance policies.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A3516** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3516&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **45–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MCDONALD — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-27** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED
- **2021-05-25** RULES REPORT CAL.107
- **2021-05-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.107
- **2021-05-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-25** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7075
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1672
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-12-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.678 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-21** APPROVAL MEMO.68

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f214bd8-d3bf-488f-9126-12cf1468b733`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).