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Senate Bill S2587

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Eliminates the $2,500 limit for emergency crime victim awards when the award is used to replace necessary medical equipment not covered by insurance

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2009-S2587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4819
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง630, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1985, A4610
2013-2014: S2745, A5649
2015-2016: A6454

2009-S2587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates certain monetary limits for emergency crime victim awards when the award is used to replace medical equipment necessary for the survival of the claimant and such replacement is not covered by the medical assistance program or any other insurance coverage.

2009-S2587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2587

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GOLDEN, DeFRANCISCO, HANNON, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PADA-
  VAN, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
  committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to crime victims emergen-
  cy awards used to replace certain medical equipment

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

  Section 1. Section 630 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 346
of the laws of 1986, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 318 of the laws
of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  S 630. Emergency awards. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of  section
six  hundred  twenty-seven  of  this article, if it appears to the board
member to whom a claim is assigned, that such claim is one with  respect
to  which an award probably will be made, and undue hardship will result
to the claimant if immediate payment is not made, such board member  may
make  one or more emergency awards to the claimant pending a final deci-
sion of the board or payment of an award in the case, provided, however,
that the total amount of such emergency awards shall not exceed  twenty-
five  hundred  dollars.  The  amount  of  such emergency awards shall be
deducted from any final award made to the claimant, and  the  excess  of
the  amount  of  any  such  emergency award over the amount of the final
award, or the full amount of any emergency awards if no final  award  is
made,  shall  be  repaid  by the claimant to the board.  AN EXCEPTION TO
SUCH LIMITATION SHALL BE MADE WHERE THE CLAIMANT WILL USE THE  EMERGENCY
AWARD TO REPLACE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT NOT COVERED BY THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM  OR  ANY OTHER INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND SUCH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IS
NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUED SURVIVAL OF THE CLAIMANT.
  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section six hundred  twenty-seven
of this article, local crime victim service programs shall be authorized
to  provide  emergency  awards  to  crime victims for essential personal
property, medical  treatment  AND  EQUIPMENT,  shelter  costs,  security

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08180-01-9

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