Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
May 17, 2023 |
print number 2380a |
May 17, 2023 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 20, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2380A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
2023-S2380 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3295
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §19-a, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S5883
2025-2026: S3188, A3374
2023-S2380 - Summary
Relates to physician charges for missed appointments by patients; bars physicians from charging fees if a patient arrives on time for appointment but was not seen; requires written policy about missed appointments be prominently posted in patient waiting room and included in bills mailed to patients.
2023-S2380 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2380 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to physician charges for missed appointments by patients PURPOSE: To amend the public health law to restrict charges to patients for missed appointments and to require disclosure to patients of physicians' policy and the amount regarding such fees where allowed. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill would add a new section 19a to the public health law to prohibit physicians from charging patients' fees for missed appointments where the patient has given at least a one-hour notice of cancellation or rescheduling of the appointment to the physician. Subsection two of the bill provides that fees, where allowed by law,
2023-S2380 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2380 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to physician charges for missed appointments by patients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 19-a to read as follows: § 19-A. PHYSICIAN CHARGES FOR MISSED APPOINTMENTS OF PATIENTS; LIMITA- TION AND DISCLOSURE. 1. NO PHYSICIAN LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL CHARGE ANY PATIENT A FEE OR OTHER CHARGE FOR FAILING TO APPEAR AT THE APPOINTED TIME OF A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WHERE THE PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED NOTICE OF A CANCELLATION OR A CHANGE OF THE APPOINTMENT AT LEAST ONE HOUR IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. 2. IN ANY CASE WHERE A PHYSICIAN'S POLICY IS TO CHARGE A FEE FOR MISSED PATIENT APPOINTMENTS, ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE TERMS OF SUCH POLICY SHALL BE PROMINENTLY POSTED IN THE PATIENT WAITING ROOM OF THE PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND PERIODICALLY INCLUDED WITH BILLS MAILED TO PATIENTS. NO FEE FOR MISSED PATIENT APPOINTMENTS MAY BE CHARGED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE BEING GIVEN TO THE PATIENT. A PATIENT CANCELLATION FEE SHALL BE BARRED IF A PATIENT WAITS LONGER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THEIR APPOINTMENT TIME AND WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. A PATIENT SHALL BE NOTIFIED IF THE WAITING TIME IS APPROXIMATELY FORTY- FIVE MINUTES OR MORE. FURTHERMORE, NO CANCELLATION FEE SHALL BE CHARGED IF A PATIENT ARRIVES ON TIME FOR THEIR APPOINTMENT BUT WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. 3. NO PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSI- CIAN TO CHARGE A FEE FOR MISSED PATIENT APPOINTMENTS IF SUCH CHARGE IS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, REGULATION, RULE OR PRACTICE OR DEEMED TO BE UNETHICAL. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01744-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
2023-S2380A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3295
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §19-a, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S5883
2025-2026: S3188, A3374
2023-S2380A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to physician charges for missed appointments by patients; bars physicians from charging fees if a patient arrives on time for appointment but was not seen; requires written policy about missed appointments be prominently posted in patient waiting room and included in bills mailed to patients.
2023-S2380A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2380A SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to physician charges for missed appointments by patients PURPOSE: To restrict charges to patients for missed appointments and to require disclosure to patients of physicians' policy regarding such fees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill would add a new section 19a to the public health law. Subdivision one prohibits physicians from charging patients fees for missed appointments where the patient has given at least a one-hour notice of cancellation or rescheduling of the appointment to the physi- cian.
2023-S2380A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2380--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to physician charges for missed appointments by patients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 19-a to read as follows: § 19-A. PHYSICIAN CHARGES FOR MISSED APPOINTMENTS OF PATIENTS; LIMITA- TION AND DISCLOSURE. 1. NO PHYSICIAN LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL CHARGE ANY PATIENT A FEE OR OTHER CHARGE FOR FAILING TO APPEAR AT THE APPOINTED TIME OF A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WHERE THE PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED NOTICE OF A CANCELLATION OR A CHANGE OF THE APPOINTMENT AT LEAST ONE HOUR IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. 2. IN ANY CASE WHERE A PHYSICIAN'S POLICY IS TO CHARGE A FEE FOR MISSED PATIENT APPOINTMENTS, ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE TERMS OF SUCH POLICY SHALL BE PROMINENTLY POSTED IN THE PATIENT WAITING ROOM OF THE PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND PERIODICALLY INCLUDED WITH BILLS MAILED TO PATIENTS. NO FEE FOR MISSED PATIENT APPOINTMENTS MAY BE CHARGED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE BEING GIVEN TO THE PATIENT. A PATIENT CANCELLATION FEE SHALL BE BARRED IF A PATIENT WAITS LONGER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THEIR APPOINTMENT TIME AND WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. A PATIENT SHALL BE NOTIFIED IF THE WAITING TIME IS APPROXIMATELY FORTY- FIVE MINUTES OR MORE. FURTHERMORE, NO CANCELLATION FEE SHALL BE CHARGED IF A PATIENT ARRIVES ON TIME FOR THEIR APPOINTMENT BUT WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. 3. NO PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSI- CIAN TO CHARGE A FEE FOR MISSED PATIENT APPOINTMENTS IF SUCH CHARGE IS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01744-03-3
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