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Assembly Bill A571

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Repeals provision which provides that an insurer shall not be liable for loss sustained in consequence of the insured's being intoxicated or under the influence

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2013-A571 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §3216 sub§ (d) ¶ 2 sub¶ (K), Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A689
2011-2012: A1861
2015-2016: A2161

2013-A571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals a provision which provides that an insurer shall not be liable for any loss sustained or contracted in consequence of the insured's being intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic unless administered on the advice of the physician; this provision allowed insurers to deny payment for the medical treatment of such individuals.

2013-A571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   571

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, BRENNAN, ORTIZ, GALEF, MILL-
  MAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to  repeal subparagraph (K) of paragraph 2 of subsection (d) of
  section 3216 of the insurance law

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (K)  of  paragraph  2  of subsection (d) of
section 3216 of the insurance law is REPEALED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  REPEAL NOTE.--Subparagraph (K) of paragraph (2) of subsection  (d)  of
section  3216  of  the insurance law, proposed to be repealed by section
one of this act, provides that an insurer shall not be  liable  for  any
loss  sustained  or  contracted  in  consequence  of the insured's being
intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic  unless  administered
on the advice of the physician.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01164-01-3

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