New York A 4675: Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit

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A04675 Summary:

BILL NOA04675 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00190

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SPONSOREachus

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §7-b, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §7-b, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L

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Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit.

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BILL NOA04675 

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02/04/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4675

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volun-
 teer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to the payment of
 death benefits

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

 1 Section 1. The volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended by
 2 adding a new section 7-b to read as follows:
 3 § 7-b. Payment of death benefits. 1. All death benefits payable under
 4 section seven of this article shall be paid to the person or persons
 5 entitled to such benefit within ninety days of the date such person or
 6 persons files an application with the workers' compensation board to
 7 receive such benefit, except if the employer or insurance carrier files
 8 a notice of controversy with the chair of the workers' compensation
 9 board in accordance with section twenty-five of the workers' compen-
 10 sation law; provided that if there is a discrepancy in the claim for
 11 benefits that would prevent the claim from being processed within ninety
 12 days, the workers' compensation board shall provide written notice to
 13 the claimant within such ninety day period explaining the discrepancy
 14 and why the claim cannot be processed within the ninety day period.
 15 2. The workers' compensation board shall conduct outreach services to
 16 provide coordinated information to the person or persons entitled to a
 17 death benefit payable under section seven of this article regarding
 18 assistance available to help such person or persons with the death bene-
 19 fit program's application procedures.
 20 § 2. The volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding
 21 a new section 7-b to read as follows:
 22 § 7-b. Payment of death benefits. 1. All death benefits payable under
 23 section seven of this article shall be paid to the person or persons
 24 entitled to such benefit within ninety days of the date such person or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00586-01-5

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 1 persons files an application with the workers' compensation board to
 2 receive such benefit, except if the employer or insurance carrier files
 3 a notice of controversy with the chair of the workers' compensation
 4 board in accordance with section twenty-five of the workers' compen-
 5 sation law; provided that if there is a discrepancy in the claim for
 6 benefits that would prevent the claim from being processed within ninety
 7 days, the workers' compensation board shall provide written notice to
 8 the claimant within such ninety day period explaining the discrepancy
 9 and why the claim cannot be processed within the ninety day period.
 10 2. The workers' compensation board shall conduct outreach services to
 11 provide coordinated information to the person or persons entitled to a
 12 death benefit payable under section seven of this article regarding
 13 assistance available to help such person or persons with the death bene-
 14 fit program's application procedures.
 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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