N.Y. General Business Law § 519-a: Credit cards and payment for health care services

§ 519-a. Credit cards and payment for health care services. 1. For

purposes of this section, the term "credit card" shall have the same

meaning as in section five hundred eleven of this article.

2. No hospital or health care provider shall require credit card

pre-authorization nor require the patient to have a credit card on file

prior to providing emergency or medically necessary medical services to

such patient.

3. Hospitals and health care providers shall notify all patients about

the risks of paying for medical services with a credit card. Such

notification shall highlight the fact that by using a credit card to pay

for medical services, the patient is forgoing state and federal

protections that regard medical debt. The commissioner of health shall

have the authority and sole discretion to set requirements for the

contents of such notices.