Senate Bill S4907

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 - 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-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 - 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-S4907 - Sponsor Memo

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
              

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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) - 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-S4907A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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