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Assembly Bill A10230

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits creditors from seeking debts in facilities licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law

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2011-A10230 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง601, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3096
2015-2016: A1195

2011-A10230 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits creditors from seeking debts in facilities licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law.

2011-A10230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10230

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to prohibited
  practices of creditors

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  601  of  the  general business law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
  6-A. COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEBTOR OR ANY MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY OR
HOUSEHOLD AT ANY MEDICAL CARE FACILITY OR ANY  FACILITY  LICENSED  UNDER
ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW; OR REPRESENT THEMSELVES
AS EMPLOYEES OF SUCH FACILITY IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE  A  DEBT  TO  SUCH
DEBTOR; OR PREVENT OR DISCOURAGE SUCH DEBTOR FROM RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE
OR  TREATMENT  BY  THE  PRESENCE OF SUCH CREDITOR AT A FACILITY LICENSED
UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15735-01-2

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