Senate Bill S3295

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "transparency in health care fees act"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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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2019-S3295 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2859
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29-D Title 4-A §2999-l, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6061
2013-2014: S7124, A3518
2015-2016: S344, A250
2017-2018: S77, A2535
2021-2022: A1984
2023-2024: A7775

2019-S3295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the transparency in health care fees act requiring health care providers to submit bills to patients prior to performing services.

2019-S3295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3295
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "transparency in health care fees act"
 
   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 "transparency in health care fees act".
   §  2. Article 29-D of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 title 4-A to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 4-A
                                  BILLING
 SECTION 2999-L. HEALTH CARE BILLS.
   § 2999-L. HEALTH CARE BILLS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  TITLE  "HEALTH
 CARE  PROVIDER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PRACTITIONER IN AN INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE,
 GROUP PRACTICE, PARTNERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION OR  OTHER  AUTHOR-
 IZED  FORM  OF  ASSOCIATION, A HOSPITAL OR OTHER HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION
 ISSUED AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OR  THE  MENTAL
 HYGIENE  LAW,  A  CERTIFIED  HOME  HEALTH AGENCY OR A LICENSED HOME CARE
 SERVICES AGENCY, AND ANY OTHER PURVEYOR  OF  HEALTH  OR  HEALTH  RELATED
 ITEMS  OR SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A CLINICAL LABORATORY, A
 PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, A PHARMACY, A PURVEYOR  OF  X-RAY  OR  IMAGING
 SERVICES,  A PURVEYOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES, A PURVEYOR OF HEALTH
 OR HEALTH RELATED SUPPLIES, APPLIANCES OR  EQUIPMENT,  OR  AN  AMBULANCE
 SERVICE.
   2.  PRIOR  TO  PERFORMING  ANY  HEALTH  CARE SERVICES, ALL HEALTH CARE
 PROVIDERS SHALL ADVISE PATIENTS IN WRITING OF THE FEE TO BE  CHARGED  TO
 THE PATIENT FOR THE SERVICES TO BE RENDERED IN THE EVENT SUCH FEE IS NOT
 PAID FOR BY INSURANCE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02213-01-9

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