New York A 9281: Requires medical insurers to permit patients to assign their payments

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A09281 Summary:

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Amd §§3216, 3221, 3224-a & 4303, Ins L

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Requires medical insurers to permit patients to assign their payments.

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11/21/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9281

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring medical
 insurers to permit patients to assign their payment

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

 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 41 to read as follows:
 3 (41) Every policy which provides medical, major-medical or similar
 4 comprehensive-type coverage shall permit a patient to assign such
 5 patient's payment to the provider of such hospital, surgical or medical
 6 services, regardless of whether the provider is in the network of health
 7 care providers offered by the insurer issuing the policy, provided that
 8 the services rendered to the patient by the provider are otherwise
 9 covered under the policy.
 10 § 2. Section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 11 subsection (v) to read as follows:
 12 (v) Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for delivery in
 13 this state which provides hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall
 14 permit a patient to assign such patient's payment to the provider of
 15 such hospital, surgical or medical services, regardless of whether the
 16 provider is in the network of health care providers offered by the
 17 insurer issuing the policy, provided that the services rendered to the
 18 patient by the provider are otherwise covered under the policy.
 19 § 3. Section 3224-a of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 20 subsection (m) to read as follows:
 21 (m) Where payment for any portion of a claim is made directly to a
 22 health care provider, such insurer or organization or corporation shall
 23 provide at the time payment is made written notification of such payment
 24 to the policyholder who rendered the service for which the claim was
 25 paid. Such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the amount

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14080-01-5

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 1 paid to the health care provider, the percentage of the total claim
 2 represented by the payment, the services for which payment was made, the
 3 health care provider providing those services and the calculations for
 4 payment, by service provided, including co-payments, deductibles,
 5 surcharges and fee schedules.
 6 § 4. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 7 subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
 8 (a-1) Every contract issued by a medical expense indemnity corporation
 9 or health service corporation which provides medical, major-medical or
 10 similar comprehensive-type coverage shall permit a patient to assign
 11 such patient's benefits to the provider of such hospital, surgical or
 12 medical services, regardless of whether the provider is in the network
 13 of health care providers offered by the insurer issuing the policy,
 14 provided that the services rendered to the patient by the provider are
 15 otherwise covered under the policy.
 16 § 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 17 have become a law and shall apply to policies and contracts issued,
 18 renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such date.

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