A 3374 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Limits physician charges for missed appointments by patients

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.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action May 19, 2026

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A3374 → A3374A · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill amends the Public Health Law to change the notice period for missed appointments from one hour to twenty-four hours. It also reorders the rules regarding patient cancellation fees to clarify that fees are barred if a patient arrives on time but waits over an hour without being seen.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on physician charges for missed appointments, but the specific conditions for imposing those charges have been tightened.

REQUIREMENT

The required advance notice for a patient cancellation or change of appointment increased from one hour to twenty-four hours.

The text regarding when cancellation fees are barred was reordered to explicitly state that fees are not allowed if a patient arrives on time and waits longer than one hour without being seen.

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Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3374A

lower

May 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors