Bill Text: NY A07394 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7394 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the livery driver benefit fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-11-20 - approval memo.9 [A07394 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07394-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7394
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 8, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Labor
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the workers' compensation law, in relation to livery
         driver benefit fund
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 18-c of the workers' compensation law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
    3    9.  AN  INDEPENDENT  LIVERY DRIVER WHO SUBMITS A CLAIM FOR RECOVERY IN
    4  ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIFTY-ONE  OF  THE  INSURANCE  LAW  PURSUANT  TO
    5  SUBDIVISION  EIGHT  OF  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO LOCAL TAXI AND
    6  LIMOUSINE COMMISSION RULES PROHIBITING  DRIVING  UNTIL  HE  OR  SHE  HAS
    7  RECOVERED  FROM  HIS  OR  HER INJURY. ANY AUTHORIZED INSURER REQUIRED TO
    8  ACCEPT SUCH CLAIMS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO APPLY THE PRE-AUTHORIZED  PROCE-
    9  DURES,  MEDICAL  TREATMENT GUIDELINES AND OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF
   10  THIS ARTICLE.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10744-01-5