Assembly Bill A5814

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the department of financial services to study and make recommendations on the provision of long term health care insurance coverage

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5814 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5380
2011-2012: A5560
2015-2016: A6470

2013-A5814 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of financial services to study and make recommendations on the provision of long term health care insurance coverage and the settlement of claims under such insurance; requires the submission of a report to the superintendent of financial services, the governor and the legislature.

2013-A5814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5814

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, BOYLAND -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to direct the department of financial services to study, evaluate
  and  make recommendations concerning the provision of long term health
  care insurance coverage and claims settlement in the state

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

  Section  1.  The department of financial services is hereby authorized
and directed to examine, evaluate and  make  recommendations  concerning
the provision of long term health care insurance coverage in this state,
as  authorized  pursuant  to  section  1117  of  the insurance law. Such
department shall review, with particular  care,  the  claims  settlement
practices of the insurers providing such coverage in this state.
  S  2.  The department of financial services shall hold public hearings
in the course of conducting its examination and evaluation  pursuant  to
this act.
  S 3. The department of financial services shall submit a report, on or
before January 1, 2014, to the superintendent of financial services, the
governor  and the legislature of its findings, conclusions and recommen-
dations, and shall submit with its report such legislative and regulato-
ry proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09478-01-3

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