Senate Bill S5909B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot hospital medical debt relief program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • 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-S5909 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6096
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title 2-G §§245 & 246, Pub Health L; amd §601, Tax L

2023-S5909 - Summary

Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.

2023-S5909 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5909 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5909
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 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 tax law,  in  relation  to
   establishing a pilot medical debt relief program
 
   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 "medical debt relief act".
   §  2.  Article  2  of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 title 2-G to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 2-G
                        MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM
 SECTION 245. DEFINITIONS.
         246. MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM.
   § 245. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "ELIGIBLE RESIDENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT  MEETS  THE  FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS:
   (A) IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE;
   (B)  HAS  A  HOUSEHOLD  INCOME AT OR BELOW FOUR HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE
 FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES OR HAS MEDICAL DEBT EQUAL TO FIVE PERCENT  OR
 MORE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME; AND
   (C) HAS HAD MEDICAL DEBT RELIEVED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
   2.  "MEDICAL  DEBT"  MEANS  ANY OBLIGATION OR ALLEGED OBLIGATION OF AN
 ELIGIBLE RESIDENT TO PAY MONEY ARISING OUT OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE
 MONEY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF  THE  TRANSACTION  IS  PRIMARILY  FOR  THE
 RECEIPT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH OBLIGATION HAS BEEN
 REDUCED TO JUDGMENT.
   §  246.  MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF TO ELIGI-
 BLE RESIDENTS IN THE STATE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04741-04-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S5909A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6096
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title 2-G §§245 & 246, Pub Health L; amd §601, Tax L

2023-S5909A - Summary

Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.

2023-S5909A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5909A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5909--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the tax law, in relation to
   establishing a pilot hospital medical debt relief program
 
   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 "hospital medical debt relief act".
   § 2. Article 2 of the public health law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 title 2-G to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 2-G
                   HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM
 SECTION 245. DEFINITIONS.
         246. HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM.
   § 245. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "ELIGIBLE  RESIDENT"  MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS:
   (A) IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE;
   (B) HAS A HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR BELOW FOUR  HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF  THE
 FEDERAL  POVERTY  GUIDELINES OR HAS HOSPITAL-BASED MEDICAL DEBT EQUAL TO
 FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME; AND
   (C) HAS HAD HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT RELIEVED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
   2. "GENERAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT" MEANS AN OBLIGATION OR  AN  ALLEGED
 OBLIGATION  OF AN ELIGIBLE RESIDENT TO PAY ANY AMOUNT WHATSOEVER RELATED
 TO THE RECEIPT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, OR DEVICES PROVIDED TO
 A PERSON BY A GENERAL HOSPITAL LICENSED UNDER  ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF
 THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW  OR A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL AUTHORIZED UNDER

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04741-05-3
 S. 5909--A                          2
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S5909B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6096
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title 2-G §§245 & 246, Pub Health L; amd §601, Tax L

2023-S5909B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.

2023-S5909B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5909B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5909--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RIVERA, BROUK, MAY -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Health  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said  commit-
   tee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the tax law,  in  relation  to
   establishing a pilot hospital medical debt relief program
 
   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 "hospital medical debt relief act".
   §  2.  Article  2  of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 title 2-G to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 2-G
                   HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM
 SECTION 245. DEFINITIONS.
         246. HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM.
   § 245. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "ELIGIBLE RESIDENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT  MEETS  THE  FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS:
   (A) IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE;
   (B)  HAS  A  HOUSEHOLD  INCOME AT OR BELOW FOUR HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE
 FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES OR HAS HOSPITAL-BASED MEDICAL DEBT  EQUAL  TO
 FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME; AND
   (C) HAS HAD HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT RELIEVED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
   2.  "GENERAL  HOSPITAL MEDICAL DEBT" MEANS AN OBLIGATION OR AN ALLEGED
 OBLIGATION OF AN ELIGIBLE RESIDENT TO PAY ANY AMOUNT WHATSOEVER  RELATED
 TO THE RECEIPT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, OR DEVICES PROVIDED TO

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04741-07-3
              

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