Bill Text: NY A01195 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits creditors from seeking debts in facilities licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [A01195 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A01195-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1195 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibited practices of creditors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 601 of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 3 6-a. Communicate with the debtor or any member of his or her family or 4 household at any medical care facility or any facility licensed under 5 article twenty-eight of the public health law; or represent themselves 6 as employees of such facility in order to communicate a debt to such 7 debtor; or prevent or discourage such debtor from receiving medical care 8 or treatment by the presence of such creditor at a facility licensed 9 under article twenty-eight of the public health law. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03087-01-5
