# New York — Medical Debt Interest Caps and Collection Restrictions by State

For New York, wage garnishment restriction is wage garnishment due to money judgments arising from actions brought by hospitals or health care professionals; property lien restriction is liens against their primary residence; statute citation is N.Y. C.P.L.R. 5201(b), 5231(b) (2022 N.Y. Laws ch. 648), recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-08-31.

- **jurisdiction:** New York _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **wage garnishment restriction:** wage garnishment due to money judgments arising from actions brought by hospitals or health care professionals _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **property lien restriction:** liens against their primary residence _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** N.Y. C.P.L.R. 5201(b), 5231(b) (2022 N.Y. Laws ch. 648) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Protects patients from liens against their primary residence and wage garnishment due to money judgments arising from actions brought by hospitals or health care professionals.

## Source

- https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A07363&term=2021&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-24.
Part of [Medical Debt Interest Caps and Collection Restrictions by State](https://referencesource.org/medical-debt-collection-protections-by-state/).