Senate Bill S5025

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to livery driver benefit fund

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7394 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2015-S5025 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7394
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง18-c, Work Comp L

2015-S5025 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the livery driver benefit fund.

2015-S5025 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5025 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5025

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law,  in  relation  to  livery
  driver benefit fund

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 18-c of the workers' compensation law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. AN INDEPENDENT LIVERY DRIVER WHO SUBMITS A CLAIM  FOR  RECOVERY  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE  FIFTY-ONE  OF  THE  INSURANCE LAW PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  LOCAL  TAXI  AND
LIMOUSINE  COMMISSION  RULES  PROHIBITING  DRIVING  UNTIL  HE OR SHE HAS
RECOVERED FROM HIS OR HER INJURY. ANY  AUTHORIZED  INSURER  REQUIRED  TO
ACCEPT  SUCH CLAIMS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO APPLY THE PRE-AUTHORIZED PROCE-
DURES, MEDICAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES AND OTHER APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10744-01-5


              

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