S3188 (2025-26 session)

NY State bill

Relates to physician charges for missed appointments by patients; bars physicians from charging fees if a patient arrives on time for appointment but was not seen; requires written policy about missed appointments be prominently posted in patient waiting room and included in bills mailed to patients.

Title
Limits physician charges for missed appointments by patients
Type
New York State Senate bill
Session
2025-26 session
Status
In Assembly Committee
Latest action date
2026-06-02
In committee
Health
Introduced
2025-01-24
Active version
S3188A
Same as
A3374
Law section
Public Health Law

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Heard in committee

Same as

Committee meetings

Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.

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