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Assembly Bill A3594

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to pet insurance

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2015-A3594 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 42-A ยงยง4250 - 4255, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2357

2015-A3594 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates the issuance of insurance policies covering veterinary expenses.

2015-A3594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3594

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to pet insurance

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

  Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new article 42-A
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 42-A
                              PET INSURANCE
SECTION 4250. DEFINITIONS.
        4251. APPLICABILITY.
        4252. DISCLOSURES.
        4253. PENALTIES.
        4254. VIOLATIONS.
        4255. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
  S 4250. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING DEFI-
NITIONS SHALL APPLY:
  (A) "CHRONIC CONDITION" SHALL MEAN A CONDITION THAT CAN BE TREATED  OR
MANAGED, BUT NOT CURED.
  (B)  "CONGENITAL  ANOMALY  OR DISORDER" SHALL MEAN A CONDITION THAT IS
PRESENT FROM BIRTH, WHETHER INHERITED  OR  CAUSED  BY  THE  ENVIRONMENT,
WHICH MAY CAUSE OR OTHERWISE CONTRIBUTE TO ILLNESS OR DISEASE.
  (C)  "HEREDITARY  DISORDER"  SHALL  MEAN AN ABNORMALITY THAT IS GENET-
ICALLY TRANSMITTED FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING AND  MAY  CAUSE  ILLNESS  OR
DISEASE.
  (D) "PET INSURANCE" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP INSURANCE POLICY
THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR VETERINARY EXPENSES.
  (E)  "PREEXISTING  CONDITION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  CONDITION FOR WHICH A
VETERINARIAN PROVIDED MEDICAL ADVICE, THE PET RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR, OR
THE PET DISPLAYED SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATED CONDITION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07223-01-5

              

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