Assembly Bill A5000

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits disclosure of an insurance claim for surgical procedure to the claimant's employer by an insurance carrier or health maintenance organization

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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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2013-A5000 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3114, Ins L

2013-A5000 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a licensed insurance carrier or certified health maintenance organization from disclosing to a claimant's employer the fact that an insurance claim for a surgical procedure has been submitted under the provisions of an insurance policy or contract between an HMO and an enrollee.

2013-A5000 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5000

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting disclosure
  of a claim for surgical procedure to  the  employer  by  an  insurance
  carrier

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

  Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new  section  3114
to read as follows:
  S 3114. PROHIBITION OF DISCLOSURE OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE UNDER INSUR-
ANCE  POLICIES. NO INSURER LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR HEALTH MAINTE-
NANCE ORGANIZATION CERTIFIED UNDER  ARTICLE  FORTY-FOUR  OF  THE  PUBLIC
HEALTH  LAW  SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE EMPLOYER OF A COVERED PERSON THE FACT
THAT A CLAIM FOR A SURGICAL  PROCEDURE  HAS  BEEN  SUBMITTED  UNDER  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  AN INSURANCE POLICY OR CONTRACT BETWEEN A HEALTH MAINTE-
NANCE ORGANIZATION AND AN ENROLLEE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law.  Effective  immediately  any rules and regulations
necessary for the timely implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
date shall be promulgated on or before such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08569-01-3

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