senate Bill S6348

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the compensation and medical expenses of certain injured state employees

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 01, 2018 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Apr 30, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.876
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018 referred to finance
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 19, 2017 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.1965
committee discharged and committed to rules
May 11, 2017 referred to finance

Votes

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Apr 30, 2018 - Rules committee Vote

S6348
25
0
committee
25
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jun 19, 2017 - Rules committee Vote

S6348
24
0
committee
24
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S6348 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-c, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S68

S6348 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the compensation and medical expenses of certain injured state employees; requires the state to pay for the salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of parole revocation specialist title series, revenue crime specialist title series or investigative officer title series who are injured or are taken sick in the performance of his or her duties.

S6348 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6348 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6348

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2017
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  the  compensation
  and medical expenses of certain injured state employees

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

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
209-c to read as follows:
  §  209-C.  PAYMENT  OF SALARY, WAGES, MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL EXPENSES OF
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "EMPLOYEE"
SHALL  MEAN  A  STATE EMPLOYEE IN THE PAROLE REVOCATION SPECIALIST TITLE
SERIES, REVENUE CRIME SPECIALIST TITLE SERIES OR  INVESTIGATIVE  OFFICER
TITLE SERIES.
  1. ANY EMPLOYEE WHO IS INJURED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES
OR WHO IS TAKEN SICK AS A RESULT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES
SO AS TO NECESSITATE MEDICAL OR OTHER LAWFUL REMEDIAL TREATMENT SHALL BE
PAID  BY THE STATE THE FULL AMOUNT OF HIS OR HER REGULAR SALARY OR WAGES
FOR THE DURATION OF HIS OR HER LEAVE FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR  DISEASE
AS  PROVIDED  BY  SECTION  SEVENTY-ONE  OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW AND, IN
ADDITION THE STATE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ALL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND  HOSPI-
TAL  CARE  NECESSITATED  BY  REASON OF SUCH INJURY OR ILLNESS. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION,
THE  STATE HEALTH AUTHORITIES OR ANY PHYSICIAN APPOINTED FOR THE PURPOSE
BY THE STATE, AFTER A DETERMINATION HAS FIRST BEEN MADE THAT SUCH INJURY
OR SICKNESS WAS INCURRED DURING, OR RESULTED FROM, SUCH  PERFORMANCE  OF
DUTY,  MAY  ATTEND ANY SUCH INJURED OR SICK EMPLOYEE, FROM TIME TO TIME,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MEDICAL, SURGICAL OR  OTHER  TREATMENT,  OR
FOR  MAKING  INSPECTIONS AND THE STATE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SALARY OR
WAGES PAYABLE TO SUCH EMPLOYEE, OR FOR THE COST OF MEDICAL TREATMENT  OR
HOSPITAL  CARE  FURNISHED  AFTER SUCH DATE AS SUCH HEALTH AUTHORITIES OR
PHYSICIAN SHALL CERTIFY THAT SUCH INJURED OR SICK EMPLOYEE HAS RECOVERED

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

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