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NY A07591
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Creates a presumption that strokes causing disability or death in NYC fire department EMTs and advanced EMTs were incurred in the performance of duty, unless disproven by competent evidence
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Applies only to paid employees hired from competitive civil service lists who passed a physical examination upon entry that showed no evidence of the stroke-related condition
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Increases disability benefits from the current ordinary rate (generally 1/3 of Final Average Salary) to 75% of Final Average Salary for qualifying stroke-related disabilities
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Enhances death benefits from a lump sum payment to a lifetime benefit of 50% of the member's last year wages, plus potential Special Accidental Death Benefit
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Estimated employer contribution increases of $52,000 per disability incident and $153,000 per death incident annually, with costs allocated to New York City
Legislative Description
Provides for benefits for certain emergency medical technicians or advanced emergency medical technicians in the city of New York who suffer any condition or impairment of health caused by a stroke resulting in disability or death.
Last Action
referred to governmental employees
1/7/2026