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NY A02558
Bill
Status
1/26/2023
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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Amends insurance law to create an affirmative defense for patients sued by health care providers for unpaid medical bills.
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Establishes that a health care provider's failure to timely submit an insurance claim to the patient's insurer is a valid legal defense in debt collection actions.
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Applies to civil actions brought on or after the 90th day following the bill's enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Relates to actions by health care providers against patients; provides that it shall be an affirmative defense to an action by a health care provider against a patient for recovery of payment for an outstanding bill that such health care provider failed to submit such insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a timely manner.
Last Action
referred to insurance
1/3/2024