Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 10, 2023 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.824 substituted for a6275a |
May 31, 2023 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 18, 2023 |
advanced to third reading amended 4907a |
May 17, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2023 |
1st report cal.1000 |
Apr 18, 2023 |
reported and committed to consumer protection |
Feb 17, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4907A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2023-S4907 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6275
- 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-S4907 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4907 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to prohibiting medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit hospitals, medical providers or ambulance services from providing adverse information about medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 enacts a new Article 51 to the public health. Section 5100 defines the terms "medical debt" and "collection entity." Section 5100-a(1) prohibits hospitals, medical providers or ambulance
2023-S4907 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4907 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health 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 S. 4907 2
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
2023-S4907A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6275
- 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-S4907A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4907A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to prohibiting medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit hospitals, medical providers, or ambulance services from providing adverse information about medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 enacts a new Article 49-A to the Public Health Law. Section 4925 defines the terms "medical debt," "collection entity," and "consumer reporting agency."
2023-S4907A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4907--A Cal. No. 1000 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, CLEARE, COONEY, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora- bly from said committee and committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third read- ing, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third reading 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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