Assembly Bill A3170

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state and county inmates to make medical co-payments

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-A3170 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2939
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §608, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2404
2011-2012: S476
2013-2014: S1894
2015-2016: S1686
2017-2018: S2580
2019-2020: S3128
2021-2022: A8543, S2572

2023-A3170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires inmates 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 inmate 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.

2023-A3170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3170
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring inmates 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. AN INMATE OF AN INSTITUTION OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY COUNTY-OWNED OR OPERATED LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACIL-
 ITY SHALL MAKE A MEDICAL CO-PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN DOLLARS  UPON
 RECEIPT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT.
   2.  EACH INMATE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A LOG DOCUMENTING THE SCHED-
 ULED TIME OF VISIT,  INMATE  NAME  AND  ID  NUMBER  AND  DESCRIPTION  OF
 COMPLAINT.
   3.  EACH  MEDICAL  CO-PAYMENT SHALL BE POSTED TO THE INMATES' ACCOUNTS
 EITHER AS MEDICAL OR DENTAL CHARGES TO  FACILITATE  RESPONSE  TO  INMATE
 QUERIES.
   4.  EACH  INMATE SHALL BE SENT AN ACCOUNT STATEMENT AT THE END OF EACH
 MONTH SHOWING ALL CREDITS AND DEBITS AGAINST THE ACCOUNT AND  ACCOMPANY-
 ING EXPLANATIONS.
   5. SHOULD AN INMATE NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN HIS OR HER ACCOUNT TO
 COVER  THE  CHARGES,  THEN  HIS  OR  HER ACCOUNT SHALL BE FROZEN PENDING
 RECEIPT OF FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY HIS OR HER OBLIGATION.
   6. AN INMATE 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. INMATES ARE NOT ASSESSED CO-PAYMENT CHARGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC VISITS.
   8. FEDERAL INMATES WILL BE BILLED DIRECTLY TO THE  JURISDICTION  WHICH
 WAS  AGREED TO BY THE FEDERAL AGENCY. SUBSEQUENTLY FEDERAL BOARDERS WILL

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04975-01-3
 A. 3170                             2

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