Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A3062
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Phil Steck
Linda Rosenthal
Walter T. Mosley
Carmen E. Arroyo
multi-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Vivian Cook
Clifford Crouch
Erik Dilan
2019-A3062 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A3062 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3062 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, STECK, L. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, ARROYO, PALUMBO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK, CROUCH, DILAN, 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 TWENTY, 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. 3. THE OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE PROOF OF INSURANCE TO THE COMMISSIONER PRIOR TO OBTAINING AN AMBULANCE SERVICE CERTIFICATE OR UPON RENEWAL OF AN AMBULANCE CERTIFICATE. § 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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