Senate Bill S7785

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the workers' compensation board to appoint the uninsured employers' fund as the responsible party when the identity of the responsible insurance carrier cannot be determined

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8726 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2021-S7785 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8726
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-a, Work Comp L (as proposed in S.6628-A & A.359-A)

2021-S7785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the workers' compensation board to appoint the uninsured employers' fund as the responsible party when the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the employer cannot be determined within thirty days of the filing of a new claim.

2021-S7785 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7785
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  requiring
   the  workers'  compensation  board to appoint the uninsured employers'
   fund as the responsible party when the  identity  of  the  responsible
   insurance  carrier for the employer cannot be determined within thirty
   days of the filing of a new claim
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph and paragraph (a) of subdivision 6-a
 of section 26-a of the workers' compensation law, as added by a  chapter
 of  the laws of 2021, amending the workers' compensation law in relation
 to requiring the workers' compensation board to  appoint  the  uninsured
 employers'  fund  as the insurance carrier in cases when the identity of
 the responsible insurance carrier for the employer cannot be  determined
 within  ten  days  of the filing of a claim and to proceed with hearings
 and provide notices  necessary  to  process  such  claim;  and  to  make
 conforming  technical  changes, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 S. 6628-A and A. 359-A, are amended to read as follows:
   In the event that the board is unable to determine the identity of the
 responsible insurance carrier for the employer within [ten] THIRTY  days
 of the filing of a new claim, the board shall:
   (a)  appoint  the uninsured employers' fund as the [insurance carrier]
 RESPONSIBLE PARTY until such time as the  identity  of  the  responsible
 insurance carrier for the employer is determined. Upon such appointment,
 the  uninsured  employers'  fund shall immediately commence payments and
 provide medical care in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the workers' compen-
 sation law in relation to requiring the workers' compensation  board  to
 appoint  the uninsured employers' fund as the responsible party in cases
 when the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the  employer
 cannot be determined within thirty days of the filing of a new claim, as
 proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S. 6628-A and A. 359-A, takes
 effect.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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