N.Y. General Business Law § 349-g: Restrictions on applications for and use of credit cards and medical financial products

§ 349-g. Restrictions on applications for and use of credit cards and

medical financial products. 1. For purposes of this section, the

following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Medical financial products" shall mean medical credit cards and

third-party medical installment loans.

(b) "Health care provider" shall mean a health care professional

licensed, registered or certified pursuant to title eight of the

education law.

(c) "Medical credit card" shall mean a credit card issued under an

open-end or closed-end plan offered specifically for the payment of

health care services, products, or devices provided to a person.

2. It shall be prohibited for any hospital or health care provider, or

employee or agent of a hospital or health care provider, to complete any

portion of an application for medical financial products for the patient

or otherwise arrange for or establish an application that is not

completely filled out by the patient.