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Senate Bill S3512
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2019-S3512 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3512 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3512 SPONSOR: BRESLIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring arbitration for no fault claims under the comprehensive motor vehicle reparations act PURPOSE: To provide for arbitration of no-fault disputes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill would require arbitration of no-fault disputes. Section 2 of the bill is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: On February 29, 2012, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney announced the indict-
2019-S3512 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3512 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, 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 requiring arbitration for no fault claims 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 (b) of section 5106 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 452 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (b) [Every insurer shall provide a claimant with the option of submit- ting any dispute] ALL DISPUTES involving the insurer's liability to pay first party benefits, or additional first party benefits, the amount thereof or any other matter which may arise pursuant to subsection (a) of this section SHALL BE SUBMITTED to arbitration pursuant to simplified procedures to be promulgated or approved by the superintendent. Such simplified procedures shall include an expedited eligibility hearing option, when required, to designate the insurer for first party benefits pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. The expedited eligibility hearing option shall be a forum for eligibility disputes only, and shall not include the submission of any particular bill, payment or claim for any specific benefit for adjudication, nor shall it consider any other defense to payment. § 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. LBD09657-01-9
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