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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to insurance returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 18, 2013 |
referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1435 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 04, 2013 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S3465
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S3465 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6956
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3221, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5092, A8169
2015-2016: S2356
2013-S3465 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to membership of volunteer fire and volunteer ambulance members in group or blanket accident and health insurance policies; provides that such members must be added to a contract to provide health insurance if the public corporation elects to provide such insurance notwithstanding the fact that such members may not meet the definition of "employee".
2013-S3465 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3465 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to membership in group or blanket accident and health insurance policies PURPOSE: To require providers of health insurance services to provide health insurance to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers whose public corporation has elected to extend such coverage to them pursuant to section 92-a of the general municipal law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section 3221 of the insurance law to require providers of health insurance services to add members of volun- teer fire and ambulance companies to be added to contracts to provide health insurance if a public corporation elects to provide such insur- ance to such members pursuant to section 92-a of the general municipal law, notwithstanding the fact that such members may not meet the defi- nition of an "employee that may be contained in a contract of insurance between such public corporation and a provider of health insurance services. JUSTIFICATION: Chapters 331 of the laws of 2008 and Chapter 71 of the Laws of 2009 allowed municipal corporations to allow volunteer fire- fighters and ambulance workers to participate in their health insurance programs, provided that the volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers paid the total cost of participating in these plans. Since then, several HMOs and insurance companies have refused to extend this coverage to
2013-S3465 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3465 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- 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 membership in group or blanket accident and health insurance policies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subsection (a) of section 3221 of the insur- ance law is amended to read as follows: (3) That all new employees or new members in the classes eligible for insurance must be added to such class for which they are eligible. ACTIVE MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANIES MUST BE ADDED TO A CONTRACT OR CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE IF A PUBLIC CORPORATION ELECTS TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE TO SUCH MEMBERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION NINETY-TWO-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT SUCH MEMBERS MAY NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN "EMPLOYEE" THAT MAY BE CONTAINED IN A CONTRACT OF INSURANCE BETWEEN SUCH PUBLIC CORPORATION AND A PROVIDER OF HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06618-01-3
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