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Assembly Bill A6843

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to insurance losses as a result of the insured being intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics

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2009-A6843 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3554
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5103, Ins L

2009-A6843 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits an insurer from denying benefits for certain emergency services rendered as a result of the insured being intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics.

2009-A6843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6843

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- (at request of the Office of Alcohol-
  ism  and  Substance  Abuse  Services) -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to losses sustained as  a
  result of intoxication

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subsection (b) of section 5103 of the insur-
ance law is amended to read as follows:
  (2) Is injured as a result of operating a motor vehicle  while  in  an
intoxicated  condition  or  while his ability to operate such vehicle is
impaired by the use of a drug  within  the  meaning  of  section  eleven
hundred  ninety-two  of  the vehicle and traffic law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT AN INSURER SHALL NOT EXCLUDE SUCH PERSON FROM COVERAGE WITH RESPECT
TO NECESSARY EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES RENDERED IN A  GENERAL  HOSPITAL,
AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ONE
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, INCLUDING AMBULANCE SERVICES ATTENDANT THERETO
AND RELATED MEDICAL SCREENING.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law and  shall  apply  to  all  policies  issued,
renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07424-02-9

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