Assembly Bill A254

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose onerous or unreasonable conditions for the payment of benefits thereunder

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  • 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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2011-A254 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1183
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง5-336, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A535, S8201
2013-2014: A315, S2696
2015-2016: A1923, S675
2017-2018: A2651, S3283
2019-2020: A3101, S4026
2021-2022: A2191
2023-2024: A1797

2011-A254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose "onerous or unreasonable conditions" for the payment or continued payment of benefits thereunder, and provides for the enforcement thereof including actual damages, interest and penalties, reasonable costs and attorney's fees, and in the court's discretion, exemplary damages; exempts worker's compensation and NYS disability insurance.

2011-A254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   254

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BRENNAN, CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judi-
  ciary

AN  ACT  to amend the general obligations law, in relation to onerous or
  unreasonable conditions  in  the  performance  of  disability  related
  contracts

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

  Section 1. The general obligations law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 5-336 to read as follows:
  S 5-336. PERFORMANCE OF WRITTEN CONTRACTS FOR BENEFITS IN THE EVENT OF
DISABILITY.  1. NO PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTI-
TY, WHETHER SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY BE AN EMPLOYER OR OTHERWISE, EXCLUDING
WORKERS' COMPENSATION OR NEW YORK STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE, WHO ENTERS
INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF BENEFITS OR THE  WAIVER
OF  OBLIGATIONS  OR BOTH IN THE EVENT OF THE DISABILITY OF A NAMED INDI-
VIDUAL SHALL, BY CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE,  IMPOSE  ON  A  DISABLED  PERSON
ONEROUS  OR UNREASONABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE PAYMENT OR CONTINUED PAYMENT
OF CONTRACTUAL BENEFITS OR THE  WAIVER  OR  CONTINUED  WAIVER  OF  OBLI-
GATIONS.    CONDITIONS ARE "ONEROUS OR UNREASONABLE" IF BY THEIR CONTIN-
UOUS OR REPETITIOUS NATURE THEY  REQUIRE  THE  DISABLED  BENEFICIARY  TO
PERFORM  UNNECESSARY  OR  DUPLICATIVE ACTS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN OR COLLECT
THE BENEFITS TO WHICH HE OR SHE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED UNDER THE CONTRACT
AND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A) REQUIRING THE DISABLED PERSON TO UNDERGO  UNREASONABLY  REPETITIVE
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; OR
  (B)  REQUIRING THE DISABLED PERSON TO PROVIDE FINELY-DETAILED OR REPE-
TITIOUS MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION OF A DISABLING CONDITION; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02160-01-1

              

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