Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 09, 2022 |
signed chap.559 |
Sep 08, 2022 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1726 substituted for s9370 |
May 31, 2022 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.488 rules report cal.488 reported |
May 25, 2022 |
reported referred to rules |
May 17, 2022 |
print number 9922a |
May 17, 2022 |
amend and recommit to ways and means |
May 10, 2022 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Apr 19, 2022 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A9922A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABBATE
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Bill Amendments
2021-A9922 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S9370
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §169, Work Comp L
2021-A9922 - Summary
Relates to presumptive evidence for individuals who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations; provides that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Trade Center Health Program Certification shall be deemed to be presumptive medical evidence of a causation of a qualifying condition.
2021-A9922 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9922 I N A S S E M B L Y April 19, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to presump- tive evidence for individuals who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 161 of the workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. "CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM CERTIFICATION" SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAL EVIDENCE OF A CAUSALLY RELATED DIAGNOSIS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL COVERED UNDER THIS SECTION. § 2. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new section 169 to read as follows: § 169. PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH OR DEATH OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO FILES A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR A DEPENDENT OF A DECEDENT WHO FILES A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH OR DEATH WAS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S PARTIC- IPATION IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY AND CLEAN-UP OPER- ATIONS. PROVIDED FURTHER, THE BOARD SHALL ACCEPT THE CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM AS PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF CAUSATION OF CERTIFIED ILLNESSES PURSUANT TO 42 USC 300MM. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15101-02-2
co-Sponsors
Stacey Pheffer Amato
Judy Griffin
Michael Lawler
2021-A9922A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S9370
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §169, Work Comp L
2021-A9922A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to presumptive evidence for individuals who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations; provides that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Trade Center Health Program Certification shall be deemed to be presumptive medical evidence of a causation of a qualifying condition.
2021-A9922A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9922--A I N A S S E M B L Y April 19, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to presump- tive evidence for individuals who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations 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 169 to read as follows: § 169. PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE. 1. THE BOARD SHALL ACCEPT THE CERTIF- ICATIONS OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM AS PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF CAUSATION OF CERTIFIED ILLNESSES PURSUANT TO 42 USC 300MM FOR CLAIMS FILED FOR CONDITIONS OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH OR DEATH PURSUANT TO A QUALIFYING CONDITION. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION EIGHTEEN OR TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, ANY CLAIMANT WHO FILED A CLAIM OR CLAIMS THAT WERE DENIED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION MAY REFILE SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15101-03-2
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