Bill Text: NY A04167 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance plans for long term care

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to insurance [A04167 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A04167-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4167
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 30, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COOK,  JOHN,  GUNTHER, PHEFFER, SCHROEDER --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, TOWNS --  read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance plans
         for long term care
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1117 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new subsection (h) to read as follows:
    3    (H)  ANY  AUTHORIZED INSURER WHICH ISSUES CONTRACTS IN CONNECTION WITH
    4  PLANS PROVIDING BENEFITS FOR LONG TERM CARE PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS
    5  OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREPARE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS WHICH LIST THE NUMBER
    6  OF  SUCH  POLICIES  CANCELLED  DURING EACH YEAR. SUCH RECORDS SHALL ALSO
    7  INDICATE WHICH POLICIES WERE CANCELLED DUE TO,  OR  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS
    8  AFTER, AN INCREASE IN POLICY PREMIUMS.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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