New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00359

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

4/29/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits state-operated hospitals from suing patients for medical debt; defines "medical debt".

Same As Prohibits state-operated hospitals from suing patients for medical debt; defines "medical debt".

Prohibits state-operated hospitals from suing patients for medical debt; defines "medical debt".

Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt

Medicaid; exempt Medicare-certified long-term acute hospitals from hospital assessment.

Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)

Authorizes certain patients who are terminally ill to use medical cannabis at hospitals and nursing homes.

Authorizes certain patients who are terminally ill to use medical cannabis at hospitals and nursing homes.

Medical Debt

Providing for hospital price transparency and for prohibition on collection action of debt against patients for noncompliant hospitals.

Providing for hospital price transparency and for prohibition on collection action of debt against patients for noncompliant hospitals.

Alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families

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