Senate Bill S4811

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes an office of the state medical fund ombudsman and a medical indemnity fund advisory panel

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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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2019-S4811 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2347
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§2999-k & 2999-l, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6948, A9018
2021-2022: S2527, A4985
2023-2024: S5958, A9994

2019-S4811 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an office of the state medical indemnity fund ombudsman and a medical indemnity fund advisory panel to advocate for, assist and represent the interests of qualified plaintiffs.

2019-S4811 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4811 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4811
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, KRUEGER -- 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  establishing  an
   office  of  the  state  medical indemnity fund ombudsman and a medical
   indemnity fund advisory panel

   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 two new sections
 2999-k and 2999-l to read as follows:
   §  2999-K. MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND OMBUDSMAN. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED AN OFFICE OF THE STATE MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND OMBUDSMAN  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE OF RECEIVING AND RESOLVING COMPLAINTS AFFECTING QUALIFIED PLAIN-
 TIFFS,  WHERE  APPROPRIATE, REFERRING SUCH COMPLAINTS TO THE APPROPRIATE
 AGENCIES AND ACTING IN CONCERT WITH SUCH AGENCIES. THE COMMISSIONER,  IN
 CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FINANCIAL  SERVICES,  SHALL
 APPOINT A FULL-TIME MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND OMBUDSMAN TO  ADMINISTER  AND
 SUPERVISE  THE OFFICE OF THE STATE MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND OMBUDSMAN. THE
 MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND OMBUDSMAN SHALL BE SELECTED FROM  AMONG  INDIVID-
 UALS WITH EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF NEUROLOGICAL INJURIES
 AND  ADVOCACY, AND WITH SUCH OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AS SHALL BE DETERMINED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FINAN-
 CIAL SERVICES. SUCH OMBUDSMAN MAY, WITH APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, IN
 CONSULTATION  WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, APPOINT ONE
 OR MORE AUTHORIZED DEPUTIES TO ASSIST IN HIS OR HER DUTIES  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  NO SUCH DEPUTY SHALL HAVE ANY
 CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR BE EMPLOYED BY THE FUND ADMINISTRATOR OR  OTHER
 PARTY INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND. THE MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND
 OMBUDSMAN SHALL, PERSONALLY OR THROUGH AUTHORIZED DEPUTIES:
   (A)  IDENTIFY,  INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE MADE BY OR
 ON BEHALF OF QUALIFIED PLAINTIFFS, AND THAT RELATE TO ACTIONS, INACTIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05225-01-9
              

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