§ 160-cc. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Black car operator” means the registered owner of a for-hire vehicle, or a driver designated by such registered owner to operate the registered owner’s for-hire vehicle as the registered owner’s authorized designee, whose injury arose out of and in the course of providing covered services to […]
§ 160-dd. New York black car operators’ injury compensation fund, inc. There is hereby created a not-for-profit corporation to be known as the New York black car operators’ injury compensation fund, inc. To the extent that the provisions of the not-for-profit corporation law do not conflict with the provisions of this article, or with the […]
§ 160-ee. Supervision of central dispatch facilities. A central dispatch facility shall, with respect to the provisions of this article, be subject to the supervision and oversight of the department and the local licensing authority, if any, as provided in this article.
§ 160-ff. Management of the fund; board of directors. 1. There shall be appointed a board of directors of the fund, consisting of eleven directors, six of whom shall be selected by the black car assistance corporation; four of whom shall be chosen by the governor, including one chosen upon the recommendation of the temporary […]
§ 160-gg. Plan of operation. 1. Within seventy-five days of the effective date of this article, the fund shall file with the department its plan of operation, which shall be designed to assure the fair, reasonable and equitable administration of the fund. The plan of operation and any subsequent amendments thereto shall become effective upon […]
§ 160-hh. Membership in the fund; registration with the department. 1. The membership of the fund shall be composed of all central dispatch facilities. Each central dispatch facility shall be required, as a condition of doing business within this state, to pay the department a two hundred dollar annual fee for the purpose of registering […]
§ 160-ii. Securing of compensation. 1. Within two hundred ten days of the effective date of this article, the fund shall secure the payment of workers’ compensation to all black car operators entitled thereto pursuant to this chapter by either: (a) self-insuring in accordance with subdivision three of section fifty of the workers’ compensation law […]
§ 160-jj. Assessment of fund members; customer surcharges; audit powers of the fund, the board and the fund’s insurer. 1. To pay (a) the costs of the insurance purchased pursuant to subdivision three of section one hundred sixty-ii of this article or (b) the benefits due under the workers’ compensation law in the event the […]
§ 160-kk. Financial oversight of the fund. No later than May first of each year, the fund shall submit to the governor and legislature certified financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles by a certified public accountant. The members of the fund shall be required on and after January first of each […]
§ 160-ll. Exemption from taxes. The fund shall be exempt from payment of all fees and taxes levied by this state or any of its subdivisions, except taxes levied on real property.
§ 160-mm. Liability insurance. The fund shall purchase such insurance as is necessary to protect the fund and any director, officer, agent or other representative from liability for their administration of the fund, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, indemnify such directors, officers, agents or other representatives and hold them harmless from liability […]
§ 160-nn. Regulations. The department shall adopt regulations implementing the provisions of this article, including the conduct and notice of hearings held pursuant to section one hundred sixty-oo of this article.
§ 160-oo. Violations; penalties; appeals. 1. (a) If the secretary believes a violation of this article by a fund member may have occurred, the secretary shall notify the local licensing authority of such fact and, upon notice to the fund member, a hearing shall be held by such local licensing authority to determine whether such […]
