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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 27, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S5080
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2009-S5080 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2246
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3231 & 4317, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3360, A3065
2013-2014: S1597
2009-S5080 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5080 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to excepting from community rating requirements group health insurance policies issued to multiple employer trusts consisting of municipal corporations and public benefit corporations PURPOSE : The bill would provide an exception to the community rating requirements to allow municipalities with 50 or fewer employees to join multiple employer or similar trusts that are experience rated. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: amends S3231 of the Insurance Law by excepting from community rating requirements groups comprised of municipal corporations and public benefit corporations. Section 2: amends 84317 of the Insurance law by excepting from community rating requirements groups comprised of municipal corporations and public benefit corporations. Section 3: Establishes the effective date of the bill. EXISTING LAW : Currently a multiple employer trust or similar trust comprised 0 f several municipalities that purchase health insurance must have a community rated health plan if any of its member employers has 50 or fewer employees, even if the aggregate number within the trust is greater than 50.
2009-S5080 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5080 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. THOMPSON -- 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 excepting from commu- nity rating requirements group health insurance policies issued to multiple employer trusts consisting of municipal corporations and public benefit corporations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 3231 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 501 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (g) This section shall also apply to policies issued to a group defined in subsection (c) of section four thousand two hundred thirty- five OF THIS CHAPTER, including but not limited to an association or trust of employers, if the group includes one or more member employers or other member groups which have fifty or fewer employees or members exclusive of spouses and dependents, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO POLICIES ISSUED TO A GROUP DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (D) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, IF THE GROUP INCLUDES ONE OR MORE MEMBER EMPLOYERS THAT ARE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE FIFTY OR FEWER EMPLOYEES EXCLUSIVE OF SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS. S 2. Subsection (d) of section 4317 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 501 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (d) This section shall also apply to contracts issued to a group defined in subsection (c) of section four thousand two hundred thirty- five OF THIS CHAPTER, including but not limited to an association or trust of employers, if the group includes one or more member employers or other member groups which have fifty or fewer employees or members exclusive of spouses and dependents, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO POLICIES ISSUED TO A GROUP DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03285-01-9
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