{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-insurance-law-3217-e","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Insurance Law § 3217-e","heading":"Choice of health care provider","body":"§ 3217-e. Choice of health care provider. An insurer that is subject\nto this article and requires or provides for designation by an insured\nof a participating primary care provider shall permit the insured to\ndesignate any participating primary care provider who is available to\naccept such individual, and in the case of a child, shall permit the\ninsured to designate a physician (allopathic or osteopathic) who\nspecializes in pediatrics as the child's primary care provider if such\nprovider participates in the network of the insurer.","path":["Insurance Law","Article 32. Insurance Contracts - Life, Accident and Health, Annuities"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ISC/3217-E","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"8bff225d3805e0fd9d6d7140299ca113397d0c8dbbbdc634ab8b9a31d376992f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-insurance-law-3217-d","next":"us-ny/n.y.-insurance-law-3217-f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}