Senate Bill S2444

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York birth-related neurological impairment compensation act

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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-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 20-B ยงยง2021 - 2037, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S6744

2011-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York birth-related neurological injury compensation act; provides a program whereby families of infants who are neurologically injured at birth would have an option for compensation other than by suing the physician.

2011-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2444

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting  the  New
  York birth-related neurological injury compensation act

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  article
20-B to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 20-B
                   NEW YORK BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL
                         INJURY COMPENSATION ACT
SECTION 2021. SHORT TITLE.
        2022. DEFINITIONS.
        2023. NEW  YORK  BIRTH-RELATED  NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION
                PROGRAM; EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXCEPTION.
        2024. FILING OF CLAIMS; REVIEW BY STATE BOARD  FOR  PROFESSIONAL
                MEDICAL  CONDUCT;  FILING OF RESPONSES; DETERMINATION OF
                ESTABLISHED CLAIMS BY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.
        2025. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
        2026. HEARING; PARTIES.
        2027. INTERROGATORIES AND DEPOSITIONS.
        2028. DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS; PRESUMPTION; FINDINGS OF ADMINIS-
                TRATIVE LAW JUDGE BINDING ON PARTICIPANTS; MEDICAL ADVI-
                SORY PANEL.
        2029. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE AWARDS FOR  BIRTH-RELATED  NEURO-
                LOGICAL INJURIES; NOTICE OF AWARD.
        2030. LIMITATION ON CLAIMS.
        2031. SCOPE.
        2032. BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION FUND.
        2033. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES; TERM.
        2034. PLAN OF OPERATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07194-01-1
              

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