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NY A04529
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Gallahan
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AI Summary
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Requires incarcerated individuals in state and county correctional facilities to pay a $7 co-payment for each medical treatment received
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Exempts psychiatric visits from co-payment charges and prohibits facilities from refusing treatment to individuals who cannot afford the co-payment
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Mandates that incarcerated individuals sign a log documenting visit time, name, ID number, and complaint description, with monthly account statements provided
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Freezes accounts of individuals with insufficient funds until they receive enough money to cover outstanding medical charges
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Directs all collected co-payment funds to support correctional facility operations; federal inmates housed under per diem agreements are exempt from co-payments
Legislative Description
Requires a person incarcerated in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an incarcerated individual shall not be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-payment charges; directs all moneys collected to be made available for the operation of such correctional facility.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026