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Assembly Bill A5380

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the insurance department to study and make recommendations on the provision of long term health care insurance coverage

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2009-A5380 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5560
2013-2014: A5814
2015-2016: A6470

2009-A5380 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the insurance department to study and make recommendations on the provision of long term health care insurance coverage and the settlement of claims under such insurance; requires the submission of a report to the superintendent of insurance, the governor and the legislature.

2009-A5380 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5380

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, BOYLAND -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to  direct the insurance department to study, evaluate and make
  recommendations concerning the provision  of  long  term  health  care
  insurance coverage and claims settlement in the state

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

  Section 1. The insurance department is hereby authorized and  directed
to  examine,  evaluate and make recommendations concerning the provision
of long term health care insurance coverage in this state, as authorized
pursuant to section 1117 of the insurance  law.  Such  department  shall
review,  with  particular  care,  the claims settlement practices of the
insurers providing such coverage in this state.
  S 2. The insurance department shall hold public hearings in the course
of conducting its examination and evaluation pursuant to this act.
  S 3. The insurance department shall submit  a  report,  on  or  before
January  1,  2010,  to the superintendent of insurance, the governor and
the legislature of its findings, conclusions  and  recommendations,  and
shall  submit  with its report such legislative and regulatory proposals
as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08693-01-9

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