Assembly Bill A2426

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York State medical indemnity fund account payments

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A2426 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2999-i, Pub Health L; amd §5, Chap 517 of 2016
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10425

2025-A2426 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the New York State medical indemnity fund account payments; extends provisions relating to payments from the New York state medical indemnity fund; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2025-A2426 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2426
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the New York state
   medical  indemnity  fund account payments; and to amend chapter 517 of
   the laws of 2016, amending the public health law relating to  payments
   from  the  New  York  state medical indemnity fund, in relation to the
   effectiveness  thereof;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  certain
   provisions of the public health law upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 6 of  section  2999-i  of  the
 public  health  law,  as amended by section 2 of part K of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2019, is amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as
 follows:
   (d) The suspension of enrollment pursuant to  paragraph  (a)  of  this
 subdivision  shall  not  impact payment under the fund for any qualified
 plaintiffs already enrolled in the fund FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE  QUALI-
 FIED  PLAINTIFF'S  LIFE.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR
 REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE FUND ACCOUNT IS AUTHORIZED  TO  MAINTAIN
 PAYMENTS  FOR  QUALIFIED PLAINTIFFS ALREADY ENROLLED IN THE FUND FOR THE
 ENTIRE STATE FISCAL YEAR EVEN IF  TOTAL  EXPENDITURES  EXCEED  AVAILABLE
 APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY.
   (E)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE
 CONTRARY, ON OR AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE AND ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER, THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL TRANSFER MONEY  FROM  THE  STATE
 TREASURY INTO THE FUND ACCOUNT IN AN AMOUNT WHICH SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO
 AVOID  SUSPENSION  OF  NEW  ENROLLMENT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE FISCAL YEAR.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRA-
 RY, ANY APPROPRIATION OR APPROPRIATIONS IN THE ENACTED STATE BUDGET THAT
 AUTHORIZES DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FROM THE FUND ACCOUNT SHALL INCREASE BY
 AN  AMOUNT  THAT  IS  EQUAL  TO  THE  AMOUNT  NECESSARY  TO SUPPORT SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04788-01-5

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