Eligibility.
24 RCNY § 38-02
in effect§ 38-02 Eligibility.
To be eligible for cancellation of medical debt, an individual must meet the following criteria:
(a) be a resident of New York City according to records of mailing address;
(b) have terminal bad medical debt incurred at a hospital or other health care provider, provided that such debt was not incurred at a hospital operated by the New York City health and hospitals corporation or for transport by an ambulance operated by the New York City fire department; and
(c) meet one of the following income criteria:
(1) The individual’s annual modified adjusted gross household income does not exceed 400% of the federal poverty level as determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the time eligibility is assessed; or
(2) The individual’s annual modified adjusted gross household income exceeds 400% of the federal poverty level but is under 1000% of the federal poverty level as determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the time eligibility is assessed, and such individual’s medical debt equals or exceeds 5% of such individual’s annual modified adjusted gross household income.
(Added City Record 9/27/2024, eff. 10/27/2024)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-147731Fetched: 10/24/2026