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Senate Bill S3948
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S3948 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3215 & 3221, Ins L
2011-S3948 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3948 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to relieving permanently and totally disabled persons of the requirement to annually prove their disability PURPOSE OF BILL: To remove requirement that permanently and totally disabled persons must continually prove their disability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends paragraph 4 of subsection (a) of section 3215 of the insurance law to include the provision that individuals who have been determined to be permanently and totally disabled shall not be required to furnish further, continuing proof of such disability. Section 2. Amends paragraph 9 of subsection (a) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 237 of the laws of 2009, to include the provision that individuals who have been determined to be permanently and totally disabled shall not be required to furnish further, continuing proof of such disability. Section 3. Effective date.
2011-S3948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3948 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- 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 relieving permanently and totally disabled persons of the requirement to annually prove their disability THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (a) of section 3215 of the insur- ance law is amended to read as follows: (4) That there be reasonable requirements as to the time, method and form of proof of disability and as to the continuance of disability, including an examination of the insured by the insurer at reasonable intervals. Failure to furnish proof of disability within the time required shall not invalidate or reduce any claim if it was not reason- ably possible to give proof within such time, provided such proof is furnished as soon as reasonably possible and in no event, except in the absence of legal capacity, later than one year from the time proof is otherwise required. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH FURTHER, CONTINUING PROOF OF SUCH DISABILITY. S 2. Paragraph 9 of subsection (a) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 237 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (9) That in the case of claim for loss of time for disability, written proof of such loss must be furnished to the insurer within thirty days after the commencement of the period for which the insurer is liable, and that subsequent written proofs of the continuance of such disability must be furnished to the insurer at such intervals as the insurer may reasonably require, and that in the case of claim for any other loss, written proof of such loss must be furnished to the insurer within one hundred twenty days after the date of such loss. Failure to furnish such EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08342-01-1
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