Timothy's Law
Timothy's Law is the reference used for a New York (state), New York state statute signed into law on December 22, 2006 by Governor George E. Pataki which took effect January 1, 2007. The law requires that health insurance, health plans sold in the state provide comparable coverage for mental health ailments as they do for physical ailments. This is often referred to as mental health parity.Text of Bill #S8482
provided by the ''New York State Psychiatric Association'' last accessed 2007-02-14.

History

The law was named after Timothy, a boy from Schenectady, NY who died by suicide at age 12 on March 16, 2001. Timothy had been diagnosed with several behavioral disorders including severe depression but ...
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New York, also called New York State, is a U.S. state, state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, fourth-most populous state in the United States, with nearly 20 million residents, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of . New York has Geography of New York (state), a varied geography. The southeastern part of the state, known as Downstate New York, Downstate, encompasses New York City, the List of U.S. cities by population, most populous city in the United States; Long Island, with approximately 40% of the state's population, the nation's most populous island; and the cities, suburbs, and wealthy enclaves of the lower Hudson Valley. These areas are the center of the expansive New ...
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