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S6375 • 2025

Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered

Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gustavo Rivera
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered

Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered; requires the superintendent of financial services and the commissioner of health to develop a uniform form for consent for payment; provides that any non-conforming form shall be prohibited and unenforceable.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered; requires the superintendent of financial services and the commissioner of health to develop a uniform form for consent for payment; provides that any non-conforming form shall be prohibited and unenforceable.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 Senate

    COMMITTED TO RULES

  2. 2026-05-21 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2026-05-20 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2026-05-19 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1236

  5. 2026-05-07 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

  6. 2026-05-07 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 6375C

  7. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

  8. 2025-06-13 Senate

    COMMITTED TO RULES

  9. 2025-06-09 Senate

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6375B

  10. 2025-05-22 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  11. 2025-05-21 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  12. 2025-05-20 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1267

  13. 2025-05-13 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

  14. 2025-05-13 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 6375A

  15. 2025-03-12 Senate

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

Official Summary Text

Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered
Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered; requires the superintendent of financial services and the commissioner of health to develop a uniform form for consent for payment; provides that any non-conforming form shall be prohibited and unenforceable.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          6375

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     March 12, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  enacting  the  no
          blank checks for medical debt act

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
     2  the "no blank checks for medical debt act".
     3    §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2832 to
     4  read as follows:
     5    § 2832. STANDARDIZED  PATIENT  FINANCIAL  LIABILITY  FORMS.  1.  EVERY
     6  HEALTH  CARE  ENTITY  LICENSED  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE  AND EVERY PROVIDER
     7  LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE EIGHT OF  THE  EDUCATION
     8  LAW  TO  ENGAGE  IN  THE  PRACTICE  OF  MEDICINE THAT WISHES TO OBTAIN A
     9  PATIENT'S CONSENT FOR PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF  THE  PROVISION  OF  MEDICAL
    10  SERVICES  OR  SUPPLIES,  INCLUDING ANY ASSOCIATED FEES OR CHARGES, SHALL
    11  USE A UNIFORM PATIENT FINANCIAL LIABILITY FORM WHICH SHALL BE  DEVELOPED
    12  BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FINANCIAL  SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
    13  COMMISSIONER. ANY SUCH FORM NOT SIGNED  BY  A  PATIENT  OR  THEIR  LEGAL
    14  REPRESENTATIVE  SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  AND  UNENFORCEABLE.  THE  UNIFORM
    15  PATIENT FINANCIAL LIABILITY FORM WILL DISCLOSE  TO  THE  PATIENT,  THEIR
    16  LEGALLY  RESPONSIBLE RELATIVE, OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE A GOOD FAITH
    17  ESTIMATE OF THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO THE ENTITY OR PROVID-
    18  ER IN ADVANCE OF THE PROVISION OF  SERVICES.  THE  GOOD  FAITH  ESTIMATE
    19  SHALL SPECIFY WHETHER THE SERVICES, SUPPLIES, FEES, OR DRUGS ARE COVERED
    20  BY  THE  PATIENT'S  INSURANCE  ON AN IN-NETWORK OR OUT-OF-NETWORK BASIS,
    21  WHETHER THE CARE IS A COVERED BENEFIT, AND THE NATURE AND AMOUNT OF  THE
    22  PATIENT'S PROJECTED FINANCIAL LIABILITY TO THE ENTITY OR PROVIDER.
    23    2.  THE  STANDARDIZED PATIENT LIABILITY FORM SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF
    24  LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES PATIENTS TO ASSUME AN  UNLIMITED  OR  UNSPECIFIED
    25  AMOUNT  OF  FINANCIAL  LIABILITY BEYOND THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN THE GOOD

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04626-02-5
        S. 6375                             2

     1  FAITH ESTIMATE. A HEALTH CARE FACILITY OR PROVIDER MAY NOT CONDITION THE
     2  PROVISION OF EMERGENCY CARE UPON THE SIGNING OF THE STANDARDIZED PATIENT
     3  FINANCIAL LIABILITY FORM. A PATIENT SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO  ASSUME
     4  FINANCIAL  LIABILITY FOR ANY MEDICAL SERVICES OR SUPPLIES, INCLUDING ANY
     5  ASSOCIATED FEES OR CHARGES, THAT ARE NOT DISCLOSED  ON  THE  FORM  AS  A
     6  CONDITION  OF  RECEIVING  MEDICAL  SERVICES OR SUPPLIES. SUCH FORM SHALL
     7  REQUIRE THE SIMULTANEOUS DISCLOSURE OF ANY FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  AVAIL-
     8  ABLE  FROM  THE  PROVIDER  AND THE UNIFORM HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
     9  FORM IF THE PROVIDER IS A GENERAL HOSPITAL LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
    10    3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    11  DEVELOP AND ISSUE THE  UNIFORM  FINANCIAL  LIABILITY  FORM  WITHIN  NINE
    12  MONTHS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
    13  FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  MAKE  REGULATIONS  THAT
    14  REQUIRE ALL THIRD-PARTY PAYORS TO SHARE INFORMATION, AS DEEMED NECESSARY
    15  BY SUCH SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMISSIONER, TO ENTITIES AND PROVIDERS WISH-
    16  ING  TO  USE  A FINANCIAL LIABILITY FORM, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
    17  LIMITED TO ANY DEDUCTIBLES OR OTHER COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS  THAT  THE
    18  PATIENT IS SUBJECT TO.
    19    4.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT A PROVIDER
    20  FROM BILLING A PATIENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL  AND  STATE
    21  LAW FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
    22    5. THE FORM SHALL BE ADOPTED AND USED UNDER THIS SECTION BY ALL FACIL-
    23  ITIES  LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND ALL PROVIDERS LICENSED, CERTIFIED
    24  OR REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO ENGAGE IN  THE
    25  PRACTICE  OF MEDICINE NOT LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE SUPERINTENDENT
    26  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES  AND THE COMMISSIONER ISSUE THE FORM.
    27    § 3. Section 18-c of the public health law, as added by section  4  of
    28  part O of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
    29    §  18-c. Separate patient consent for treatment and payment for health
    30  care services. Informed consent from a patient to provide any treatment,
    31  procedure, examination or other direct health  care  services  shall  be
    32  obtained separately from such patient's consent to pay for the services.
    33  [Consent  to  pay for any health care services by a patient shall not be
    34  given prior to the patient receiving such services and discussing treat-
    35  ment costs.] For purposes of this section,  "consent"  means  an  action
    36  which:  (a)  clearly  and  conspicuously  communicates  the individual's
    37  authorization of an act or practice; (b) is made in the absence  of  any
    38  mechanism  in  the  user  interface  that has the purpose or substantial
    39  effect of obscuring, subverting, or impairing decision-making or  choice
    40  to obtain consent; and (c) cannot be inferred from inaction.
    41    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.