Legal Opinion
Screen Actors Guild-Producers Health Plan v. State of New York Department of Health
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Franklin R. Weissberg, J.
In this action, the plaintiff challenges the defendants’ interpretation of a provision in the New York Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) (L 1996, ch 639 [eff Jan. 1, 1997]) which relates to assessments which insurers and others are required to pay towards the funding of graduate medical education (GME) in this State. The plaintiff has moved for summary judgment granting its request for declaratory relief. The defendants have cross-moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Under the HCRA, “third-party payors”, which include insurance…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Raritan Development Corp. v. SilvaNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Tommy v. Department of Consumer AffairsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Burns v. New York State Office of Vocational & Educational ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996