New York S 5309: Exempts private air ambulance services from insurance licensing and other requirements

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S05309 Summary:

BILL NOS05309 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1108, Ins L

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Exempts private air ambulance services from insurance licensing and other requirements if the private ambulance service meets certain enumerated qualifications.

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BILL NOS05309 

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02/20/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5309

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 private air ambulance
 service

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 1108 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 2 new subsection (o) to read as follows:
 3 (o) A private air ambulance service that solicits membership
 4 subscriptions, accepts membership applications, charges membership fees,
 5 and provides air ambulance services to subscription members and desig-
 6 nated members of their household is not an insurer if the private air
 7 ambulance service:
 8 (1) has a valid operating certificate issued by the department of
 9 health;
 10 (2) has non-profit status;
 11 (3) has been in operation in New York for at least two years;
 12 (4) provides in the membership materials a statement providing clear
 13 disclosure to applicants and members that this is not insurance and
 14 membership cannot be considered secondary insurance coverage or a
 15 supplement to any insurance coverage;
 16 (5) product is only offered by providers of the service; and
 17 (6) has submitted evidence of its compliance with this section to the
 18 superintendent pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the
 19 department.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 21 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09621-01-5

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