Senate Bill S266

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for municipal cooperative health benefit plans, a study of community rating and the provision of claims experience to a municipality and other provisions

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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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2009-S266 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3231, 4317, 4704, 4706 & 4714, Ins L; amd §180, Ag & Mkts L; amd §775, County L; amd §99-r, Gen Muni L; amd §§10, 12 & 55, Hway L; amd §351, Pub Health L

2009-S266 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for municipal cooperative health benefit plans, a study of community rating and the provision of claims experience to a municipality; relates to the sharing of the duties of weights and measures between municipalities; provides for agreements for mutual aid; pertains to the composition of county and part-county boards of health.

2009-S266 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   266

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to municipal  cooperative
  health benefit plans, a study of community rating and the provision of
  claims  experience  to  a  municipality;  to amend the agriculture and
  markets law and the county law, in relation  to  the  sharing  of  the
  duties  of  weights  and measures between municipalities; to amend the
  general municipal law and the highway law, in relation to mutual  aid;
  and  to amend the public health law, in relation to the composition of
  county and part-county boards of health

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

  Section  1.  Subsection  (d)  of section 3231 of the insurance law, as
added by chapter 501 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of  this  chapter  to  the
contrary,  no  policy  form  subject  to this section shall be issued or
delivered, nor any insurance contract entered into, unless and until the
insurer has filed with the superintendent a schedule of premiums, not to
exceed twelve months in duration, to be paid under the policy forms  and
obtained  the  superintendent's approval thereof. The superintendent may
refuse such approval if he or she finds that such  premiums  are  exces-
sive,  inadequate,  or  unfairly  discriminatory. The superintendent may
consider the financial condition of such insurer in approving or  disap-
proving  any  premium. In determining whether to approve the schedule of
premiums filed, the superintendent shall, subject to the  provisions  of
section three thousand two hundred thirty-three of this article, consid-
er  the  prior experience of the insurer's community pool and the insur-
er's projections relating to claim costs, utilization and administrative
expenses and shall not adjust the insurer's rates based upon  the  rates
approved for other insurers.

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

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