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Senate Bill S1152
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
2013-S1152 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1152 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1152
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the
insurance law, in relation to private air ambulance service
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To clarify that a subscription plan offered by a non-profit air
ambulance service is exempt from insurance licensing and other
requirements.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1108 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (m) stating that a private air ambulance services that
solicits membership subscriptions does not fall under the purview of
insurance provided it meets certain criteria.
JUSTIFICATION:
Subscription plans have a long history of serving as a means for
charitable donations to emergency medical transporters. Many
volunteer ambulance companies and air medical transports have used
subscription plans as a way to encourage their communities'
participation and to supplement their financial needs" In recent
years, there were some concerns that these subscription plans may
have fallen within the definition of insurance and therefore needed
2013-S1152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1152
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 private air ambulance
service
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection (k) of section 1108 of the insurance law, as
added by chapter 246 of the laws of 2012, is relettered subsection (l)
and a new subsection (m) is added to read as follows:
(M) A PRIVATE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE THAT SOLICITS MEMBERSHIP
SUBSCRIPTIONS, ACCEPTS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS, CHARGES MEMBERSHIP FEES,
AND PROVIDES AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES TO SUBSCRIPTION MEMBERS AND DESIG-
NATED MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD IS NOT AN INSURER IF THE PRIVATE AIR
AMBULANCE SERVICE:
(1) HAS A VALID OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH;
(2) HAS NON-PROFIT STATUS;
(3) HAS BEEN IN OPERATION IN NEW YORK FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS;
(4) PROVIDES IN THE MEMBERSHIP MATERIALS A STATEMENT PROVIDING CLEAR
DISCLOSURE TO APPLICANTS AND MEMBERS THAT THIS IS NOT INSURANCE AND
MEMBERSHIP CANNOT BE CONSIDERED SECONDARY INSURANCE COVERAGE OR A
SUPPLEMENT TO ANY INSURANCE COVERAGE;
(5) PRODUCT IS ONLY OFFERED BY PROVIDERS OF THE SERVICE; AND
(6) HAS SUBMITTED EVIDENCE OF ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01874-01-3
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