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S 3188 NY
Passed One Chamber

Limits physician charges for missed appointments by patients

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 24, 2025

Latest action (Jun 2, 2026) REFERRED TO HEALTH

Summary

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.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (14)

  1. Jan 24, 2025 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
  2. Apr 29, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.888 · upper
  3. Apr 30, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. May 1, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Jun 13, 2025 COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  6. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
  7. May 12, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH · upper
  8. May 12, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 3188A · upper
  9. May 19, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1233 · upper
  10. May 20, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  11. May 21, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  12. Jun 2, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  13. Jun 2, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  14. Jun 2, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · lower

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