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 |
Jun 01, 2022 |
substituted by a9922a |
May 31, 2022 |
ordered to third reading cal.1726 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 20, 2022 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S9370
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9922 - 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
2021-S9370 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9922
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §169, Work Comp L
2021-S9370 (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-S9370 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9370 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: This legislation provides a presumption for workers' compensation claims for any health impairment or death of individuals who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new Section 169 to the Workers' Compensation Law to provide that 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 such section, and provides for a two-year period after the
2021-S9370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9370 I N S E N A T E May 20, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 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. LBD15101-04-2
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