New York A 6129: Requires not-for-profit hospitals inform patients that low to moderate income persons may qualify for help with medical bills through such hospitals charitable programs

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A06129 Summary:

BILL NOA06129 

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Requires not-for-profit hospitals inform patients that low to moderate-income persons may qualify for help with medical bills through such hospitals' charitable programs by disclosing such information to patients, posting such information conspicuously, and through social workers.

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BILL NOA06129 

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02/26/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6129

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring not-for-
 profit hospitals inform patients that low to moderate-income persons
 may qualify for help with medical bills through such hospitals chari-
 table programs

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2803-bb to read as follows:
 3 § 2803-bb. Disclosure of charitable programs. All hospitals organized
 4 pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law or which meets the quali-
 5 fications of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code shall:
 6 (a) disclose to all patients and any patient's authorized represen-
 7 tative that such hospital has charitable programs for low and moderate-
 8 income persons to help with medical bills including, but not limited to,
 9 the charitable programs information and contact information regarding
 10 such programs.
 11 (b) post conspicuously on such hospital's website, lobby areas, and
 12 other areas where patients could view the post that such hospital has
 13 charitable programs for low and moderate-income persons to help with
 14 medical bills including, but not limited to, the charitable programs
 15 information and contact information regarding such programs.
 16 (c) post conspicuously on the first page of any medical bill issued by
 17 such hospital and on any intake document, including electronic, digital
 18 or any other method used by such hospital for such documents, in the
 19 same font size and format as such bill or intake document, as applica-
 20 ble, a notice that such hospital has charitable programs for low and
 21 moderate-income persons to help with medical bills including, but not
 22 limited to, the charitable programs information and contact information
 23 regarding such programs.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10210-01-5

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 1 (d) inform all social workers in such hospital that such hospital has
 2 charitable programs for low and moderate-income persons to help with
 3 medical bills including, but not limited to, the charitable programs
 4 information and contact information regarding such programs and such
 5 social workers shall disclose such information.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 7 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 8 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 9 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 10 completed on or before such effective date.

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