Assembly Bill A4269

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires ambulances to provide victims of motor vehicle accidents with information about certain insurance benefits available to such victims

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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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2017-A4269 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5226, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8299
2015-2016: A2043

2017-A4269 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires ambulances to provide victims of motor vehicle accidents with information about certain insurance benefits available to such victims.

2017-A4269 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4269
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to  requiring  ambulances
   to  provide  victims of motor vehicle accidents with information about
   certain insurance benefits available to such victims

   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 5226
 to read as follows:
   § 5226. DISTRIBUTION OF  INFORMATION  BY  AMBULANCES.  ALL  AMBULANCES
 SHALL DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE INSURANCE BENEFITS AVAIL-
 ABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE TO ALL VICTIMS OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.
 SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL  EXPLAIN THE INSURANCE BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER
 THIS ARTICLE TO VICTIMS OF MOTOR VEHICLE  ACCIDENTS  AND  SHALL  PROVIDE
 GUIDANCE ON WHERE TO GET MORE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08889-01-7

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