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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2020
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 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred 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.  Section  1108 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 new subsection (o) to read as follows:
   (O)  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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD05959-01-9