Moore v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

In. tliis action upon a group health insurance policy it is not contested that plaintiff received treatment from a certified and registered psychologist. Plaintiff seeks reimbursement for this expense upon the basis of section 221 (subd. 5, par. [e]) of the Insurance Law, effective September 1, 1969, as amended July 6, 1971. Plaintiff further contends that the policy, in effect, is renewed each year and thus is modified by said section. The import of the section is that if a policy provides for treatment by a physician for emotional disorders, then registered, certified psychologists are also…