Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 22, 2012 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 21, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.440 |
Mar 20, 2012 |
reported and committed to rules |
Mar 19, 2012 |
amend by restoring to original print 2004 |
Jun 13, 2011 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Jan 14, 2011 |
referred to codes |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 16, 2011 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1299 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 13, 2011 |
print number 2004a |
Senate Bill S2004A
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S2004 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8443
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§176.00 & 460.10, add §§176.75, 176.80 & 176.85, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1335
2013-2014: A799
2015-2016: A2941
2017-2018: A5429
2019-2020: A4205
2021-2022: A9208
2023-2024: A855
2011-S2004 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the crime of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers for knowingly acting as a runner, or using, soliciting, directing, hiring or employing another person to act as a runner; a "runner" is defined as a person, who knowingly, for profit, seeks to procure clients, patients or customers on behalf of an attorney or health care provider for the purpose of falsely or fraudulently obtaining benefits under a contract of insurance or asserting a claim against an insurer or insured for the services provided by such attorney or health care provider.
2011-S2004 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2004 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the class E felony of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers PURPOSE: To make the use of "runners" illegal in New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends article 176 of the Penal Law as follows: Section one of the bill adds three new definitions to Section 176.00, defining "provider", "public media" and "runner." A "runner" is defined as a person who, for a pecuniary benefit, procurers or attempts to procure a client. patient. or customer at the direction of request of or in cooperation with a provider whose purpose is to seek to obtain benefits under a contract of insurance or assert a claim against an insured or an insurance carrier for providing services to the client, patient or customer. Section two of the bill adds a new section 176.40 to the Penal Law to make it a class E felony to use or act as a runner. Section three of the bill provides for an effective date.
2011-S2004 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2004 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the class E felony of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 176.00 of the penal law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows: 6. "PROVIDER" MEANS AN ATTORNEY, A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A HEALTH CARE PRACTICE OR FACILITY, ANY PERSON WHO CREATES THE IMPRESSION THAT HE OR SHE, OR HIS OR HER PRACTICE CAN PROVIDE LEGAL OR HEALTH CARE SERVICES, OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED OR ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PERSON. 7. "PUBLIC MEDIA" MEANS TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES, PROFESSIONAL DIRECTO- RIES, NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PERIODICALS, RADIO AND TELEVISION, BILL- BOARDS, AND MAILED OR ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE IN-PERSON CONTACT WITH A SPECIFIC PROSPECTIVE CLIENT, PATIENT, OR CUSTOMER. 8. "RUNNER" MEANS A PERSON WHO, FOR A PECUNIARY BENEFIT, PROCURES OR ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE A CLIENT, PATIENT OR CUSTOMER AT THE DIRECTION OF, REQUEST OF OR IN COOPERATION WITH A PROVIDER WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT THE PURPOSE OF SUCH PROVIDER IS TO SEEK TO FALSELY OR FRAUDULENTLY: OBTAIN BENEFITS UNDER A CONTRACT OF INSURANCE; OR ASSERT A CLAIM AGAINST AN INSURED OR AN INSURANCE CARRIER FOR PROVID- ING SERVICES TO THE CLIENT, PATIENT OR CUSTOMER. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE A PERSON WHO PROCURES OR ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE CLIENTS, PATIENTS OR CUSTOMERS FOR A PROVIDER THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA OR A PERSON WHO REFERS CLIENTS, PATIENTS OR CUSTOMERS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT AN AGENT, BROKER OR EMPLOYEE OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION FROM SEEKING TO SELL HEALTH MAINTENANCE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06170-01-1
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S2004A - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8443
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§176.00 & 460.10, add §§176.75, 176.80 & 176.85, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S1335
2013-2014: A799
2015-2016: A2941
2017-2018: A5429
2019-2020: A4205
2021-2022: A9208
2023-2024: A855
2011-S2004A - Summary
Establishes the crime of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers for knowingly acting as a runner, or using, soliciting, directing, hiring or employing another person to act as a runner; a "runner" is defined as a person, who knowingly, for profit, seeks to procure clients, patients or customers on behalf of an attorney or health care provider for the purpose of falsely or fraudulently obtaining benefits under a contract of insurance or asserting a claim against an insurer or insured for the services provided by such attorney or health care provider.
2011-S2004A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2004A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers PURPOSE: To make the use of "runners" illegal in New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 176.00 of the Penal Law to add three new definitions "provider", "public media" and "runner". A "runner" is defined as a person who, not a provider, who with the intent to obtain a material pecuniary benefit, procurers or attempts to procure a client, patient or customer at the direction of, request of, in cooperation with, while employed by, or with the intent to solicit a fee from, a provider or from any person who creates the impression that he or she or his or her practice can provide legal or health care services. Section two of the bill adds three new sections to the Penal Law. Section 176.75 makes it a class A misdemeanor to either act as a runner on more than one occasion in a 12-month period or as a provider, in violation of law or existing professional codes of conduct, uses, solicits, directs, hires or employs another person
2011-S2004A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2004--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKELOS, SEWARD, GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 176.00 of the penal law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows: 6. "PROVIDER" MEANS A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A HEALTH CARE PRACTICE OR FACILITY OR AN ATTORNEY. 7. "PUBLIC MEDIA" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, PROVIDED THAT THE USE OF SUCH COMMUNICATION DOES NOT INVOLVE IN-PERSON CONTACT WITH A SPECIFIC PROSPECTIVE CLIENT, PATIENT OR CUSTOMER FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETENTION, TREATMENT OR REPRESENTATION IN A PARTICULAR MATTER: TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES, PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORIES, NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PERIODICALS, RADIO AND TELEVISION, BILLBOARDS, BROCHURES, BUSINESS CARDS, NEWSLETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PROMOTIONAL ITEMS BRANDING MATERIALS, ADVERTISEMENTS, WEBSITES AND MAILED OR ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED WRIT- TEN COMMUNICATIONS, ADVERTISEMENTS AND BRANDINGS. 8. "RUNNER" MEANS A PERSON, NOT A PROVIDER, WHO WITH THE INTENT TO OBTAIN A MATERIAL PECUNIARY BENEFIT, PROCURES OR ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE A CLIENT, PATIENT OR CUSTOMER AT THE DIRECTION OF, REQUEST OF, IN COOPER- ATION WITH, WHILE EMPLOYED BY, OR WITH INTENT TO SOLICIT A FEE FROM, A PROVIDER OR FROM ANY PERSON WHO CREATES THE IMPRESSION THAT HE OR SHE OR HIS OR HER PRACTICE CAN PROVIDE LEGAL OR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE A PERSON WHO PROCURES OR ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE CLIENTS, PATIENTS OR CUSTOMERS FOR A PROVIDER THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA OR WHO REFERS CLIENTS, PATIENTS OR CUSTOMERS AS AUTHORIZED OR PERMITTED BY LAW OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING PROFESSIONAL CODES OF CONDUCT GOVERNING THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06170-13-1
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