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Assembly Bill A3462

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to insurance and protocols for ambulance services

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2017-A3462 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3005, add §3013-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9420
2015-2016: A2076
2019-2020: A3062

2017-A3462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to insurance and protocols for ambulance services.

2017-A3462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3462
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, STECK, ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, HOOPER,
   ARROYO, PALUMBO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK, CROUCH,
   DILAN, MAGEE, RIVERA -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to insurance and
   protocols for ambulance services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Jimmy's Law".
   §  2. Section 3005 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  NO  AMBULANCE
 SERVICE  SHALL  OPERATE  IN  THE STATE OF NEW YORK UNLESS IT POSSESSES A
 VALID CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE THAT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND THIRTEEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  3013-a
 to read as follows:
   §  3013-A. MINIMUM LIABILITY STANDARDS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES. 1.  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE" SHALL  MEAN
 INSURANCE  AGAINST  LEGAL  LIABILITY  OF  THE INSURED, AND AGAINST LOSS,
 DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE INCIDENT TO A CLAIM OF SUCH LIABILITY ARISING OUT  OF
 THE  DEATH  OR  INJURY  OF  ANY PERSON DUE TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE BY ANY
 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN,  OR
 QUALIFIED MEDICAL AND HEALTH PERSONNEL.
   2.  ALL  OPERATORS OF AN AMBULANCE SERVICE MUST MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING
 MINIMUM MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) AT LEAST ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF COVERAGE PER OCCURRENCE; AND
   (B) AT LEAST THREE MILLION DOLLARS OF COVERAGE FOR ALL OCCURRENCES PER
 POLICY YEAR.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04069-01-7

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