New York A 6773: Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered

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A06773 Summary:

BILL NOA06773B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRMcDonald, Woerner

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §18-c, Pub Health L

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Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered; requires the superintendent of financial services and the commissioner of health to develop a uniform form for consent for payment.

Go to top A06773 Actions:

BILL NOA06773B

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03/14/2025referred to health

03/18/2025reported 

03/20/2025advanced to third reading cal.68

05/29/2025amended on third reading (t) 6773a

06/06/2025amended on third reading 6773b

01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.176

01/20/2026committed to health

Go to topA06773 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:03/18/2025AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeMaherAye

BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye

SolagesAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasExcused

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Go to topA06773 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06773 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6773--B
 Cal. No. 68

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, McDONALD, WOERNER -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Health -- reported from committee,
 advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
 its place on the order of third reading -- reported from committee,
 advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
 its place on the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to removing the
 requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services
 must occur after such services are administered; and requires a
 uniform form for consent for payment

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 18-c of the public health law, as added by section
 2 4 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 § 18-c. Separate patient consent for treatment and payment for health
 5 care services. Informed consent from a patient to provide any treatment,
 6 procedure, examination or other direct health care services shall be
 7 obtained separately from such patient's consent to pay for the services.
 8 [Consent to pay for any health care services by a patient shall not be
 9 given prior to the patient receiving such services and discussing treat-
 10 ment costs.] Any consent for payment shall be done utilizing a uniform
 11 form which shall be developed by the superintendent of financial
 12 services in conjunction with the commissioner. The uniform patient
 13 liability form shall not include the use of language that requires
 14 patients to assume an unlimited amount of financial liability. Such
 15 form shall specify the patient is only liable for the cost of services
 16 actually provided. Such form shall include the following language "I
 17 understand that I may request a "Good Faith Estimate" of any current or
 18 future visit, or procedure". Any such form not signed by a patient or
 19 their legal representative shall be prohibited and unenforceable. For

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10497-05-5

 A. 6773--B 2

 1 purposes of this section, "consent" means an action which: (a) clearly
 2 and conspicuously communicates the individual's authorization of an act
 3 or practice; (b) is made in the absence of any mechanism in the user
 4 interface that has the purpose or substantial effect of obscuring,
 5 subverting, or impairing decision-making or choice to obtain consent;
 6 and (c) cannot be inferred from inaction.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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