Bill Text: NY S05308 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5308 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits insurers from selling policies of insurance which duplicate existing coverage relative to long term health care policies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE [S05308 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05308-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5308
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 24, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 prohibiting  duplicate
          coverage relative to long term health care policies
          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)  No  policy of insurance covering long term care issued subject to
     4  the provisions of this section shall provide any type of coverage to  an
     5  insured which the insured already has in force and effect at the time of
     6  execution of such a policy covering long term care.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07989-01-9