New York A02543 prohibits disability benefit providers from imposing onerous or unreasonable conditions on beneficiaries.

New York A02543 amends the general obligations law to prohibit persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability from imposing "onerous or unreasonable conditions" for the payment or continued payment of benefits. Such conditions include requiring unreasonably repetitive medical examinations or finely-detailed medical documentation. The bill provides for enforcement through actual damages, interest, penalties, reasonable costs, attorney's fees, and in the court's discretion, exemplary damages. It exempts worker's compensation and New York state disability insurance.

New York A02543 prohibits disability benefit providers from imposing onerous or unreasonable conditions on beneficiaries.

New York A02543 amends the general obligations law to prohibit persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability from imposing "onerous or unreasonable conditions" for the payment or continued payment of benefits. Such conditions include requiring unreasonably repetitive medical examinations or finely-detailed medical documentation. The bill provides for enforcement through actual damages, interest, penalties, reasonable costs, attorney's fees, and in the court's discretion, exemplary damages. It exempts worker's compensation and New York state disability insurance.