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Jan 03, 2018 | referred to local governments |
Jan 12, 2017 | referred to local governments |
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Co-Sponsors
Addie Jenne
Kevin M. Byrne
Karl Brabenec
Andrew Raia
Multi-Sponsors
David McDonough
Mary Beth Walsh
A1451 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1195
- Law Section:
- Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §7-b, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §7-b, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: A963
2011-2012: A123, S7196
2013-2014: A1152, S683
2015-2016: A1061, S888
2019-2020: A550, S3057
2021-2022: A602, S952
A1451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1451 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, JENNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Govern- ments AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volun- teer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to the payment of death benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended by adding a new section 7-b to read as follows: § 7-B. PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS. 1. ALL DEATH BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER SECTION SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PAID TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS ENTITLED TO SUCH BENEFIT WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE DATE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS FILES AN APPLICATION WITH THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD TO RECEIVE SUCH BENEFIT, EXCEPT IF THE EMPLOYER OR INSURANCE CARRIER FILES A NOTICE OF CONTROVERSY WITH THE CHAIR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THE WORKERS' COMPEN- SATION LAW; PROVIDED THAT IF THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE CLAIM FOR BENEFITS THAT WOULD PREVENT THE CLAIM FROM BEING PROCESSED WITHIN NINETY DAYS, THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CLAIMANT WITHIN SUCH NINETY DAY PERIOD EXPLAINING THE DISCREPANCY AND WHY THE CLAIM CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHIN THE NINETY DAY PERIOD. 2. THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH SERVICES TO PROVIDE COORDINATED INFORMATION TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS ENTITLED TO A DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE UNDER SECTION SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE REGARDING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO HELP SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS WITH THE DEATH BENE- FIT PROGRAM'S APPLICATION PROCEDURES. § 2. The volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding a new section 7-b to read as follows: § 7-B. PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS. 1. ALL DEATH BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER SECTION SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PAID TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.