Assembly Bill A4593

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits insurers from selling policies of insurance which duplicate existing coverage relative to long term health care policies

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2009-A4593 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1117, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6099
2013-2014: A7379
2015-2016: A7539
2017-2018: A2577
2019-2020: A4308
2021-2022: A4514
2023-2024: A3832

2009-A4593 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits insurers from selling policies of insurance which duplicate existing coverage relative to long term health care policies.

2009-A4593 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4593

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. COOK, JOHN, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, COLTON, GOTTFRIED, McENENY, PHEFFER, REILLY,
  SEMINERIO,  SWEENEY  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
  Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting  duplicate
  coverage relative to long term health care policies

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1117 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
new subsection (h) to read as follows:
  (H)  NO  POLICY OF INSURANCE COVERING LONG TERM CARE ISSUED SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF COVERAGE TO  AN
INSURED WHICH THE INSURED ALREADY HAS IN FORCE AND EFFECT AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTION OF SUCH A POLICY COVERING LONG TERM CARE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01181-01-9

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.