Assembly Bill A7539

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits insurers from selling policies of insurance which duplicate existing coverage relative to long term health care policies

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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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2015-A7539 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1117, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4593
2011-2012: A6099
2013-2014: A7379
2017-2018: A2577
2019-2020: A4308
2021-2022: A4514
2023-2024: A3832

2015-A7539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits insurers from selling policies of insurance which duplicate existing coverage relative to long term health care policies.

2015-A7539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7539

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK,
  COLTON, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insur-
  ance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting  duplicate
  coverage relative to long term health care policies

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

  Section 1. Section 1117 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
new subsection (h) to read as follows:
  (H)  NO  POLICY OF INSURANCE COVERING LONG TERM CARE ISSUED SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF COVERAGE TO  AN
INSURED WHICH THE INSURED ALREADY HAS IN FORCE AND EFFECT AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTION OF SUCH A POLICY COVERING LONG TERM CARE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07030-01-5

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