Senate Bill S1152

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Exempts private air ambulance services from insurance licensing and other requirements

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee


  • 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-S1152 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1108, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8076
2011-2012: S3518
2015-2016: S790
2017-2018: S2959
2019-2020: S764
2021-2022: S501
2023-2024: S3399

2013-S1152 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts private air ambulance services from insurance licensing and other requirements if the private ambulance service meets certain enumerated qualifications.

2013-S1152 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1152

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to private air  ambulance
  service

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

  Section 1. Subsection (k) of section 1108 of  the  insurance  law,  as
added  by  chapter 246 of the laws of 2012, is relettered subsection (l)
and a new subsection (m) is added to read as follows:
  (M)  A  PRIVATE  AIR  AMBULANCE  SERVICE  THAT   SOLICITS   MEMBERSHIP
SUBSCRIPTIONS, ACCEPTS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS, CHARGES MEMBERSHIP FEES,
AND  PROVIDES  AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES TO SUBSCRIPTION MEMBERS AND DESIG-
NATED MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD IS NOT AN INSURER IF  THE  PRIVATE  AIR
AMBULANCE SERVICE:
  (1)  HAS  A  VALID  OPERATING  CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH;
  (2) HAS NON-PROFIT STATUS;
  (3) HAS BEEN IN OPERATION IN NEW YORK FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS;
  (4) PROVIDES IN THE MEMBERSHIP MATERIALS A STATEMENT  PROVIDING  CLEAR
DISCLOSURE  TO  APPLICANTS  AND  MEMBERS  THAT THIS IS NOT INSURANCE AND
MEMBERSHIP CANNOT  BE  CONSIDERED  SECONDARY  INSURANCE  COVERAGE  OR  A
SUPPLEMENT TO ANY INSURANCE COVERAGE;
  (5) PRODUCT IS ONLY OFFERED BY PROVIDERS OF THE SERVICE; AND
  (6)  HAS SUBMITTED EVIDENCE OF ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT PURSUANT TO RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01874-01-3

              

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