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Assembly Bill A7018

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provisions regarding conversion of medical or dental expense indemnity corporations or health services corporations to pecuniary profit organizations

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2009-A7018 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง7318, Ins L

2009-A7018 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes requirements for conversion of medical or dental expense indemnity corporations or health or hospital service corporations from not-for-profit to corporations organized for pecuniary profit; provides for procedures for review of the conversion application before presenting a petition for conversion to the court and standards for approval of such applications; makes related provisions.

2009-A7018 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7018

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, LAVINE, MAISEL -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to conversion of medical
  or dental expense indemnity corporations or health or hospital service
  corporations into a corporation organized for pecuniary profit

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

  Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 7318
to read as follows:
  S 7318. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN  ARTICLE  FORTY-THREE  CORPORATIONS  AND
HEALTH  MAINTENANCE  ORGANIZATIONS.  (A) (1) THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO
ARTICLE FORTY-THREE CORPORATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO SECTION  SEVEN  THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-
TIONS DOING BUSINESS AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
  (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "APPLICANT"  SHALL  MEAN  A CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY ORGANIZED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE  OR  A  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATION  CERTIFIED
PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND WHICH SEEKS
TO CONVERT INTO A CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY  ORGANIZED  FOR  PECUNIARY
PROFIT OR INTO A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF ANY KIND.
  (B) "CONVERT" OR "CONVERSION" SHALL MEAN ANY TRANSACTION THE EFFECT OF
WHICH IS TO CHANGE THE STATUS, ORIENTATION OR OPERATION OF THE APPLICANT
FROM A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, INCLUD-
ING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
  (I)  ANY  SALE,  LEASE,  TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OPTION, CONVEYANCE, GIFT,
JOINT VENTURE, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR DISPOSITION OR SERIES OF  DISPO-
SITIONS OVER A PERIOD UP TO FIVE YEARS; OR
  (II)  ANY  TRANSFER OF CONTROL, RESPONSIBILITY OR GOVERNANCE OR SERIES
OF SUCH TRANSFERS OVER A PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE YEARS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06377-01-9

              

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