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Assembly Bill A2161

2015-2016 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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2015-A2161 (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
2013-2014: A571

2015-A2161 (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.

2015-A2161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2161

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ,  GOTTFRIED, BRENNAN, GALEF, ORTIZ,
  WEPRIN, ABINANTI, COLTON -- 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section 3216 of the insurance law is REPEALED.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section 3216 of the insurance law, proposed to be  repealed  by  section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.
                                                           LBD01429-01-5

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