Senate Bill S6707

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to fair claims settlement practices under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance 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

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2011-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9646
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5106, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3545
2015-2016: S2368
2017-2018: S770
2019-2020: S3511
2021-2022: S3552

2011-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to fair claims settlement practices under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act; requires a medical provider to present information that the services billed are medically necessary and billed in accordance with the applicable fee schedule.

2011-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6707

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to  settlement  practices
  under the comprehensive motor vehicle reparations act

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

  Section 1.  Subsection (a) of section 5106 of  the  insurance  law  is
amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
  THE  CLAIMANT HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF TO SHOW THE EXPENSES UNDER PARA-
GRAPH ONE OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWO  OF
THIS  ARTICLE WERE MEDICALLY NECESSARY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLI-
CABLE FEE SCHEDULE. EVIDENCE OF MAILING A CLAIM FORM SHALL NOT BE SUFFI-
CIENT TO MEET THIS BURDEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
actions  and proceedings commenced on or after such date; and shall also
apply to any action or proceeding which  was  commenced  prior  to  such
effective date where, as of such date, a trial of the issues has not yet
commenced.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14983-01-2


              

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