N.Y. Jud. Law § 480

§ 480. Entering hospital to negotiate settlement or obtain release or\nstatement. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter a hospital for\nthe purpose of negotiating a settlement or obtaining a general release\nor statement, written or oral, from any person confined in said hospital\nor sanitarium as a patient, with reference to any personal injuries for\nwhich said person is confined in said hospital or sanitarium within\nfifteen days after the injuries were sustained, unless at least five\ndays prior to the obtaining or procuring of such general release or\nstatement such injured party has signified in writing his willingness\nthat such general release or statement be given. This section shall not\napply to a person entering a hospital for the purpose of visiting a\nperson therein confined, as his attorney or on behalf of his attorney.\n