Assembly Bill A6275

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report

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Current Bill Status Via S4907 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A6275 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 49-A §§4925 - 4927, Pub Health L; amd §§380-a & 380-j, Gen Bus L

2023-A6275 - Summary

Prohibits medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report and prohibits medical service providers from reporting medical debt directly or indirectly to a consumer reporting agency.

2023-A6275 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6275
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law and the general business law, in
   relation to prohibiting medical debt from being collected by a consum-
   er reporting agency or included in a consumer report

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "fair medical debt reporting act".
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 49-A  to
 read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 49-A
                          MEDICAL DEBT REPORTING
 SECTION 4925. DEFINITIONS.
         4926. MEDICAL   DEBT  REPORTING  PROHIBITED  IN  CONTRACTS  WITH
                 COLLECTION ENTITIES.
         4927. ENFORCEMENT.
   § 4925. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "MEDICAL  DEBT"  MEANS  AN  OBLIGATION  OR ALLEGED OBLIGATION OF A
 CONSUMER TO PAY ANY AMOUNT WHATSOEVER RELATED TO THE RECEIPT  OF  HEALTH
 CARE  SERVICES,  PRODUCTS, OR DEVICES PROVIDED TO A PERSON BY A HOSPITAL
 LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  A  HEALTH  CARE
 PROFESSIONAL  AUTHORIZED  UNDER  TITLE  EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW OR AN
 AMBULANCE SERVICE CERTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2. "COLLECTION ENTITY" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION,
 TRUST,  ESTATE,  CO-OPERATIVE,  ASSOCIATION,  GOVERNMENT  OR  GOVERNMENT
 SUBDIVISION,  AGENCY  OR OTHER ENTITY THAT EITHER PURCHASES MEDICAL DEBT
 OR COLLECTS MEDICAL DEBT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER ENTITY.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09626-02-3
 A. 6275                             2
              

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2023-A6275A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 49-A §§4925 - 4927, Pub Health L; amd §§380-a & 380-j, Gen Bus L

2023-A6275A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report and prohibits medical service providers from reporting medical debt directly or indirectly to a consumer reporting agency.

2023-A6275A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6275--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT, ARDILA, McDONALD, FORREST,
   SEPTIMO, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SIMONE --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law and the general business law, in
   relation to prohibiting medical debt from being collected by a consum-
   er reporting agency or included in a consumer report
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "fair medical debt reporting act".
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 49-A  to
 read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 49-A
                          MEDICAL DEBT REPORTING
 SECTION 4925. DEFINITIONS.
         4926. MEDICAL   DEBT  REPORTING  PROHIBITED  IN  CONTRACTS  WITH
                 COLLECTION ENTITIES.
         4927. ENFORCEMENT.
   § 4925. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "MEDICAL  DEBT"  MEANS  AN  OBLIGATION  OR ALLEGED OBLIGATION OF A
 CONSUMER TO PAY ANY AMOUNT WHATSOEVER RELATED TO THE RECEIPT  OF  HEALTH
 CARE  SERVICES,  PRODUCTS, OR DEVICES PROVIDED TO A PERSON BY A HOSPITAL
 LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  A  HEALTH  CARE
 PROFESSIONAL  AUTHORIZED  UNDER  TITLE  EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW OR AN
 AMBULANCE SERVICE  CERTIFIED  UNDER  ARTICLE  THIRTY  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.
 MEDICAL  DEBT  DOES NOT INCLUDE DEBT CHARGED TO A CREDIT CARD UNLESS THE
 CREDIT CARD IS ISSUED UNDER AN OPEN-ENDED  OR  CLOSED-END  PLAN  OFFERED

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09626-04-3
              

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