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History
- Referred to insurance
- Referred to insurance
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Relates to actions by health care providers against patients
In Assembly Committee · Insurance · Sponsor William Colton
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BILL NUMBER:S649
Title of bill
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to actions by health care providers against patients
Purpose or general idea of bill
To protect patients from actions by health care providers to recover payments for an outstanding bill, when the health care provider failed to submit the insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a timely manner.
Summary of specific provisions
The insurance law is amended by adding a new §3224-c, which provides that failure to submit an insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a timely manner shall be an affirmative defense to civil actions brought by a health care provider against a patient to recover payment for an outstanding bill.
Justification
When a health care provider fails to submit the insurance claim to the patient's insurer in a timely manner, the patient should not be held responsible when civil actions are brought against the patient to recover payment for the outstanding bill.
Prior legislative history
2011: S.1222
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become law, and shall apply to civil actions brought on or after such effective date.
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