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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6576
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 19, 2023
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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.
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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.
