Provides for notice provisions relating to options and termination of coverage under blanket health and accident policies issued to a college, school or other institution of learning within 45 days of termination.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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382
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, KRUEGER, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insur-
ance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to blanket accident and
health policies issued to a college, school or other institution of
learning
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 3 of subsection (a) of
2 section 4237 of the insurance law is amended to read as follows:
3 (C) Under a policy or contract issued to a college, school, or other
4 institution of learning or to the head or principal thereof, who or
5 which shall be deemed the policyholder. Any insurer issuing a policy or
6 contract pursuant to this subparagraph shall provide written notice to a
7 certificate holder or student covered under such policy, in a form
8 prescribed by the superintendent, of the date coverage terminates under
9 such policy or contract and a description of coverage options which may
10 be available following termination of such coverage. Such notice shall
11 be provided at the commencement of coverage under the policy or
12 contract, and not less than forty-five days prior to the termination of
13 coverage.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2009 and shall apply to
15 all policies and contracts issued, renewed, altered or modified, on or
16 after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03568-01-9
