Assembly Bill A2343

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of duties

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A2343 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง154-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7141
2011-2012: A5730
2013-2014: A8755

2015-A2343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of their duties.

2015-A2343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2343

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to  amend  the civil service law, in relation to members of the
  state police with injuries or illness incurred in the  performance  of
  duties

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
154-d to read as follows:
  S  154-D.  PAYMENT  OF SALARY, WAGES, MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL EXPENSES OF
MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE WITH INJURIES OR  ILLNESS  INCURRED  IN  THE
PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.  1. ANY MEMBER OF THE STATE POLICE WHO IS INJURED
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES OR WHO IS TAKEN SICK AS A RESULT
OF  THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES SO AS TO NECESSITATE MEDICAL OR
OTHER LAWFUL REMEDIAL TREATMENT SHALL BE PAID BY THE DIVISION  OF  STATE
POLICE  THE  FULL AMOUNT OF HIS OR HER REGULAR SALARY OR WAGES UNTIL HIS
OR HER DISABILITY ARISING THEREFROM HAS CEASED,  AND,  IN  ADDITION  THE
DIVISION  OF  STATE POLICE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ALL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND
HOSPITAL  CARE  NECESSITATED  BY  REASON  OF  SUCH  INJURY  OR  ILLNESS.
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION, THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE HEALTH AUTHORITIES OR  ANY  PHYSI-
CIAN  APPOINTED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, AFTER A
DETERMINATION HAS FIRST BEEN MADE  THAT  SUCH  INJURY  OR  SICKNESS  WAS
INCURRED  DURING, OR RESULTED FROM, SUCH PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, MAY ATTEND
ANY SUCH INJURED OR SICK MEMBER, FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF
PROVIDING   MEDICAL,   SURGICAL   OR  OTHER  TREATMENT,  OR  FOR  MAKING
INSPECTIONS AND THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL  NOT  BE  LIABLE  FOR
SALARY  OR  WAGES  PAYABLE  TO  SUCH  MEMBER, OR FOR THE COST OF MEDICAL
TREATMENT OR HOSPITAL CARE FURNISHED AFTER  SUCH  DATE  AS  SUCH  HEALTH
AUTHORITIES  OR PHYSICIAN SHALL CERTIFY THAT SUCH INJURED OR SICK MEMBER
HAS RECOVERED AND IS PHYSICALLY ABLE  TO  PERFORM  HIS  OR  HER  REGULAR
DUTIES.  ANY  INJURED  OR SICK MEMBER WHO SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT MEDICAL
TREATMENT OR HOSPITAL CARE OR SHALL REFUSE TO PERMIT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING  EXAMINATIONS  PURSUANT  TO

              

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