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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 04, 2009 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A4415
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TOWNS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A4415 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A4415 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the charging of a patient fee for a missed appointment where the physician's office receives notice of cancellation of the appointment at least one hour before the time of the appointment; requires advance disclosure of physician office policy respecting any charges for missed appointments.
2009-A4415 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4415 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS, ALFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred 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: S 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. 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. 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, A PHYSICIAN WHO IS DETERMINED, AFTER OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING, TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS NOR LESS THAN THE GREATER OF THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT COLLECTED, OR, IF NOT COLLECTED, THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT CHARGED, IN CONTRAVENTION TO ANY PROHIBITION SET EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01991-01-9
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