Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2012 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jan 14, 2011 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S1985
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
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2011-S1985 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1985 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to eliminating 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.
2011-S1985 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1985 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to crime victims emergency awards used to replace certain medical equipment PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To provide more financial aid to seniors who are victims of a crime where medical equipment was damaged and needs to be replaced. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section 630 of the executive law providing an exception to the emergency award amount of $500 in cases where insurance will not cover replacement of needed medical equipment. JUSTIFICATION: Cases may exist where medical equipment may be damaged or stolen in relation to a crime being committed. Insurance may not always cover replacement of such equipment. This legislation will, in special cases, allow for a higher emergency award to cover the cost of replacing important medical equipment that is not covered under Medicaid or other private insurance. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2007-08: S.3718 - Referred to Crime Victims, Crime & Correction,
2011-S1985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1985 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, DeFRANCISCO, SALAND -- 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 section 21 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, 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 office, 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, the office may make one or more emergency awards to the claimant pending a final decision of the office 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 office. 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. LBD04615-02-1
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