N.Y. PBH Law § 2899-N — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 28-F / Section 2899-N
Relation to other laws and contracts
Status: in_force

* § 2899-n. Relation to other laws and contracts. 1. (a) A patient who\nrequests medication under this article shall not, because of that\nrequest, be considered to be a person who is suicidal, and\nself-administering medication under this article shall not be deemed to\nbe suicide, for any purpose.\n  (b) Action taken in accordance with this article shall not be\nconstrued for any purpose to constitute suicide, assisted suicide,\nattempted suicide, promoting a suicide attempt, euthanasia, mercy\nkilling, or homicide under the law, including as an accomplice or\naccessory or otherwise.\n  2. (a) No provision in a contract, other agreement or testamentary\ninstrument, whether written or oral, to the extent the provision would\naffect whether a person may make or rescind a request for medication or\ntake any other action under this article, shall be valid.\n  (b) No obligation owing under any contract, other agreement or\ntestamentary instrument shall be conditioned or affected by the making\nor rescinding of a request by a person for medication or taking any\nother action under this article.\n  3. (a) A person and such person's beneficiaries shall not be denied\nbenefits under a life insurance policy for actions taken in accordance\nwith this article.\n  (b) The sale, procurement or issuance of a life insurance or annuity\npolicy or third-party health care payer policy or coverage, or the rate\ncharged for a policy or coverage, shall not be conditioned upon or\naffected by a patient making or rescinding a request for medication\nunder this article.\n  (c) This article shall not limit the effect of a life insurance policy\nprovision concerning incontestability pursuant to article thirty-two of\nthe insurance law or any rights or obligations concerning a material\nmisrepresentation in accordance with article thirty-one of the insurance\nlaw.\n  (d) No third-party health care payer may deny coverage for any service\nor item that would otherwise be covered by the policy because the\npatient has or has not chosen to request or use medication under this\narticle.\n  4. An insurer or third-party health care payer shall not provide any\ninformation in communications made to a patient about the availability\nof medication under this article absent a request by the patient or by\nsuch patient's attending physician upon the request of such patient. Any\ncommunication from an insurer or third-party health care payer\nindicating a denial of coverage for treatment shall not also include any\ninformation as to the availability of medication prescribed under this\narticle. This subdivision does not bar the inclusion of information as\nto the coverage of medication and professional services under this\narticle in information generally stating what is covered by a\nthird-party health care payer or provided in response to a request by\nthe patient or by such patient's attending physician upon the request of\nthe patient.\n  5. The sale, procurement, or issue of any professional malpractice\ninsurance policy or the rate charged for the policy shall not be\nconditioned upon or affected by whether the insured does or does not\ntake or participate in any action under this article.\n  * NB Effective August 5, 2026\n