Senate Bill S3394A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to notification in the case of a change to a workers' compensation claims representative

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3394 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§138 & 138-a, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S617
2023-2024: S2546

2019-S3394 - Summary

Relates to notification in the case of a change to the workers' compensation claims representative.

2019-S3394 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3394 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3394
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  notifica-
   tion  in the case of a change to a workers' compensation claims repre-
   sentative

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new
 section 138 to read as follows:
   § 138. WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE  REPLACEMENT.    1.
 WHERE  AN INJURED EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
 UNDER THIS CHAPTER AND A CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO  HIS
 OR  HER  WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM BY AN INSURANCE CARRIER OR SELF-IN-
 SURED EMPLOYER, SUCH INSURANCE CARRIER OR SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER SHALL BE
 REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SUCH INJURED EMPLOYEE  OR  SUCH  EMPLOYEE'S  PERSONAL
 REPRESENTATIVE  IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH CLAIM IS ASSIGNED TO A NEW CLAIMS
 REPRESENTATIVE, OR IT IS DETERMINED THAT  THE  ASSIGNMENT  OF  A  CLAIMS
 REPRESENTATIVE IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 "CLAIMS  REPRESENTATIVE" SHALL MEAN ANY EMPLOYEE, AGENT, OR OTHER REPRE-
 SENTATIVE OF AN INSURANCE  CARRIER  OR  SELF-INSURED  EMPLOYER  THAT  IS
 RESPONSIBLE  FOR  PROCESSING,  ADJUDICATING, OR IN ANY WAY EFFECTING THE
 SETTLEMENT OF A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM.
   2. AN INSURANCE CARRIER OR SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER  SHALL  PROVIDE  SUCH
 NOTICE  BY  ELECTRONIC  MEANS OR BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN
 RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE  OR
 SUCH EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN FOURTEEN BUSINESS DAYS OF
 THE  REPLACEMENT  OF ANY CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE OR THE DETERMINATION THAT
 THE ASSIGNMENT OF A CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE IS NO LONGER  NECESSARY.  SUCH
 NOTICE  MUST  INCLUDE THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE NEW CLAIMS
 REPRESENTATIVE WHEN A NEW ASSIGNMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2019-S3394A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§138 & 138-a, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S617
2023-2024: S2546

2019-S3394A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notification in the case of a change to the workers' compensation claims representative.

2019-S3394A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3394A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3394--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to notifica-
   tion in the case of a change to a workers' compensation claims  repre-
   sentative
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by  adding  a  new
 section 138 to read as follows:
   §  138.  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE REPLACEMENT.  1.
 WHERE AN INJURED EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION  BENEFITS
 UNDER  THIS CHAPTER AND A CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO HIS
 OR HER WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM BY AN INSURANCE CARRIER, SUCH  INSUR-
 ANCE  CARRIER  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SUCH INJURED EMPLOYEE OR SUCH
 EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN  THE  EVENT  THAT  SUCH  CLAIM  IS
 ASSIGNED  TO  A  NEW CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE, OR IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE
 ASSIGNMENT OF A CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE IS NO LONGER  NECESSARY.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE" SHALL MEAN ANY EMPLOY-
 EE,  AGENT,  OR  OTHER  REPRESENTATIVE  OF  AN INSURANCE CARRIER THAT IS
 RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING, ADJUDICATING, OR IN ANY  WAY  EFFECTING  THE
 SETTLEMENT OF A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM.
   2.  AN INSURANCE CARRIER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
 OR BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, AS ELECTED BY THE INJURED  EMPLOYEE,
 RETURN  RECEIPT  REQUESTED,  TO  THE  LAST  KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE INJURED
 EMPLOYEE OR SUCH  EMPLOYEE'S  PERSONAL  REPRESENTATIVE  WITHIN  FOURTEEN
 BUSINESS  DAYS  OF  THE  REPLACEMENT OF ANY CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE OR THE
 DETERMINATION THAT THE ASSIGNMENT OF A CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE IS NO LONG-
 ER NECESSARY. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION
 OF THE NEW CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE WHEN A NEW ASSIGNMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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