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Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose onerous or unreasonable conditions for the payment of benefits thereunder
In Senate Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
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BILL NUMBER:S8201
Title of bill
An act to amend the general obligations law, in relation to onerous or unreasonable conditions in the performance of disability related contracts
Purpose or general idea of bill
The bill would require persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to do so in good faith by not requiring onerous or unreasonable conditions for payment of benefits and provides for enforcement thereof.
Summary of specific provisions
The General Obligations law is amended by adding a new section 5-336
Justification
The intent of this bill is to protect disabled persons from "bad faith" practices which require the disabled person to undergo continuous medical examinations and/or provide detailed and often repetitious medical documentation of disabling conditions in order to receive payment of benefits.
Prior legislative history
2007-08: A.480 Passed Assembly 2005-06: A.1118 Passed Assembly/S.3127 - Referred to Judiciary 2003-04: A.4825 Passed Assembly 2001-02: A.375 Passed Assembly 1999-2000: A.299 Passed Assembly 1997-98: A.437B Passed Assembly
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None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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