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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to insurance returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 03, 2019 |
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Jan 30, 2019 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S2923
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2019-S2923 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4834
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3224-d, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1738, A1518
2011-2012: S1222, A866
2013-2014: S649, A1681
2015-2016: S3161, A4751
2017-2018: S5227, A4015
2021-2022: A3999
2023-2024: A2558
2019-S2923 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to actions by health care providers against patients; provides that it shall be an affirmative defense to an action by a health care provider against a patient for recovery of payment for an outstanding bill that such health care provider failed to submit such insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a timely manner.
2019-S2923 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2923 SPONSOR: STAVISKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to actions by health care providers against patients PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To protect patients from actions by health care providers to recover payments for an outstanding bill, when the health care provider failed to submit the insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a timely manner. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3224-d. Failure to submit an insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a time- ly manner shall be an affirmative defense to civil actions brought by a health care provider against a patient to recover payment for an
2019-S2923 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2923 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to actions by health care providers against patients 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 section 3224-d to read as follows: § 3224-D. ACTIONS BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS RELATED TO INSURANCE CLAIMS. IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AGAINST A PATIENT TO RECOVER PAYMENT FOR AN OUTSTANDING BILL, FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY SUCH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, IT SHALL BE AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO SUCH ACTION THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FAILED TO SUBMIT THE INSURANCE CLAIM TO THE PATIENT'S INSURER IN A TIMELY MANNER. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law, and shall apply to civil actions brought on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04114-01-9
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