Senate Bill S5080

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to excepting from community rating requirements group health insurance policies issued to multiple employer trusts

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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-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:
2011-2012: S3360, A3065
2013-2014: S1597

2009-S5080 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excepts from community rating requirements group health insurance policies issued to multiple employer trusts consisting of municipal corporations and public benefit corporations.

2009-S5080 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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