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N.Y. GBS Law § 349-G

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Restrictions on applications for and use of credit cards and medical financial products

Official statutory text

§ 349-g. Restrictions on applications for and use of credit cards and\nmedical financial products. 1. For purposes of this section, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Medical financial products" shall mean medical credit cards and\nthird-party medical installment loans.\n (b) "Health care provider" shall mean a health care professional\nlicensed, registered or certified pursuant to title eight of the\neducation law.\n (c) "Medical credit card" shall mean a credit card issued under an\nopen-end or closed-end plan offered specifically for the payment of\nhealth care services, products, or devices provided to a person.\n 2. It shall be prohibited for any hospital or health care provider, or\nemployee or agent of a hospital or health care provider, to complete any\nportion of an application for medical financial products for the patient\nor otherwise arrange for or establish an application that is not\ncompletely filled out by the patient.\n

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