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Senate Bill S1588
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- 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
2009-S1588 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§3238, 4328 & 7104-a, Ins L; add §4415, Pub Auth L
2009-S1588 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1588 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to requiring the insurance department to hold public hearings prior to approving the merger of certain health insurers PURPOSE : This bill requires that the Insurance Department conduct a public hearing before approving certain mergers of large health insurers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Adds Insurance Law section 3240 to require that certain large health insurers covered or regulated by Article 32 that merge with other health insurers or Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) need to comply with the public hearing requirements provided for in new bill section 7104-a. Section 2: Adds Insurance Law section 4328 to require that certain large health insurers covered or regulated by Article 43 that merge with other large health insurers or HMOs need to comply with the public hearing requirements provided for in new bill section 7104-a.
2009-S1588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1588 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to requiring the insurance department to hold public hearings prior to approving the merger of certain health insurers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3240 to read as follows: S 3240. MERGER OF HEALTH INSURERS. THE MERGER OF (A) TWO OR MORE INSURERS PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND/OR GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE; OR (B) ANY NUMBER OF INSURERS PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND/OR GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND ANY CORPORATION OPER- ATING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER AND/OR ANY HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OPERATING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN- TY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 4328 to read as follows: S 4328. MERGER OF CORPORATIONS. THE MERGER OF (A) TWO OR MORE CORPO- RATIONS OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; OR (B) ANY NUMBER OF CORPO- RATIONS OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY INSURER PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND/OR GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER AND/OR ANY HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OPERATING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. S 3. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 7104-a to read as follows: S 7104-A. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MERGERS OF CERTAIN HEALTH INSURERS. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HEALTH INSURER" SHALL MEAN ANY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07221-01-9
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