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Senate Bill S2569

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires physicians to procure and maintain one million to three million dollars malpractice insurance coverage as a condition of holding a license or limited permit

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2011-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง6524 & 6525, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S4439

2011-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all physicians licensed or permitted to practice medicine in the state of New York to procure and maintain in full force and effect a policy of medical malpractice insurance with primary levels of coverage at one million dollars for each claimant under such policy and three million dollars for all claimants under such policy in any one year and excess coverage with similar levels of coverage.

2011-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2569

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  physicians
  to procure and maintain malpractice insurance

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

  Section 1.  Section 6524 of the education law is amended by  adding  a
new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  (12)  MALPRACTICE  INSURANCE:  PROCURE  AND MAINTAIN IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT A POLICY OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE WITH PRIMARY LEVELS  OF
INSURANCE  IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR
EACH CLAIMANT UNDER THAT POLICY AND THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR ALL CLAIM-
ANTS UNDER THAT POLICY IN ANY ONE YEAR.
  S 2. Section 6525 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  MALPRACTICE  INSURANCE.  EVERY APPLICANT FOR AND EVERY HOLDER OF A
PERMIT TO PRACTICE MEDICINE  AS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
PROCURE  AND MAINTAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT A POLICY OF MEDICAL MALP-
RACTICE INSURANCE WITH PRIMARY LEVELS OF INSURANCE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
OR GREATER THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH CLAIMANT UNDER THAT  POLICY
AND THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR ALL CLAIMANTS UNDER THAT POLICY IN ANY ONE
YEAR.
  S 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06400-01-1

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