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History
- Signed chap.448
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- 3rd reading cal.685
- Substituted for S7772
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.221
- Rules report cal.221
- Reported
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- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to insurance
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Relating to definition of an independent worker and requirements for an eligible insurer's application
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Neil D. Breslin
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A11131
Title of bill
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the definition of an independent worker and requirements for an eligible insurer's application
Purpose Or General Idea Of Bill: Clarifies the definition of independ- ent worker as it relates to the Freelancers insurance Company.
Summary Of Specific Provisions: Section 1 clarifies the definition of "independent worker" in Insurance Law § 1123 to include (1) individuals who work full-time for a single employer on a temporary basis and (2) domestic workers such as nannies.
Section 2 permits an eligible association administering this plan to charge a fixed fee to determine eligibility of applicants to the health program.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification: Independent workers such as part-time workers, temps, freelancers and independent contractors have a particularly difficult time finding affordable health insurance because they cannot get cover- age on a group basis through their employer. To address this problem, the legislature enacted Chapter 447 of 2009 that creates special demon- stration authority for the Insurance Department to permit a health insurer owned by a tax-exempt association of independent workers to offer coverage solely to the association's members, without having to serve the employer-based group health insurance market. A health insurer participating in this program is required to follow all insurance law, including benefit mandates, and report to the Insurance Department which will analyze the impact of the program.
An administrator of this health insurance plan is permitted to charge a reasonable fixed fee for assessing an applicants eligibility for cover- age. This fee is necessary to, ensure that the administrator can process the applications and will only be assessed when an application is submitted.
This bill would amend Insurance Law §1123, where this insurance demon- stration program was enacted, to clarify the definition of "independent worker" to include (1) individuals who work full-time for a single employer on a temporary basis and (2) domestic workers such as nannies. This would insure that all independent workers have access to uninter- rupted and affordable health insurance.
Prior Legislative History: This is a new bill.
Fiscal Implications For State And Local Governments: None to the State.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 1123 of the insurance law made
by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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