Assembly Actions -
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S3447
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 54th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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
2025-S3447 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4529
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §608, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2404
2011-2012: S476
2013-2014: S1894
2015-2016: S1686
2017-2018: S2580
2019-2020: S3128
2021-2022: S2572, A8543
2023-2024: S2939, A3170
2025-S3447 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires a person incarcerated in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an incarcerated individual shall not be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-payment charges; directs all moneys collected to be made available for the operation of such correctional facility.
2025-S3447 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3447 SPONSOR: HELMING TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring incarcerat- ed individuals to make medical co-payments PURPOSE: To require inmates in New York State correctional facilities or any county-owned or operated local correction facility to make co-payments in the amount of seven dollars for medical treatment SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new section, 608, to the correction law to require co-payments for medical treatments to inmates in the amount of seven dollars. An inmate will NOT be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-pay- ment charges. Each state or county inmate will be required to sign a log at the time of visit. Each medical co-payment will then be posted to the inmates account and each inmate will receive an account statement at the
2025-S3447 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3447 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring incarcerat- ed individuals to make medical co-payments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 608 to read as follows: § 608. MEDICAL TREATMENT CO-PAYMENT. 1. A PERSON INCARCERATED IN AN INSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY COUNTY-OWNED OR OPERATED LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL MAKE A MEDICAL CO-PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN DOLLARS UPON RECEIPT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. 2. EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A LOG DOCU- MENTING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF VISIT, INMATE NAME AND ID NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF COMPLAINT. 3. EACH MEDICAL CO-PAYMENT SHALL BE POSTED TO THE INCARCERATED INDI- VIDUALS' ACCOUNTS EITHER AS MEDICAL OR DENTAL CHARGES TO FACILITATE RESPONSE TO INMATE QUERIES. 4. EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE SENT AN ACCOUNT STATEMENT AT THE END OF EACH MONTH SHOWING ALL CREDITS AND DEBITS AGAINST THE ACCOUNT AND ACCOMPANYING EXPLANATIONS. 5. SHOULD AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN THEIR ACCOUNT TO COVER THE CHARGES, THEN THEIR ACCOUNT SHALL BE FROZEN PENDING RECEIPT OF FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THEIR OBLIGATION. 6. AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT BE REFUSED TREATMENT FOR LACK OF ABILITY TO PAY CO-PAYMENT CHARGES. THE CHARGE IS ASSESSED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE VISIT WHEN THE VISIT LOG IS PROCESSED. 7. INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT ASSESSED CO-PAYMENT CHARGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC VISITS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07176-01-5 S. 3447 2
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