Senate Bill S1999

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires hospitals to disclose any hospital service or health related service provided by such hospital that is performed outside of the United States

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1999 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9792
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2803-s, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3714, A5816

2009-S1999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires hospitals to disclose any hospital service or health related service provided by such hospital that is performed outside of the United States by any person, firm, corporation or other business entity.

2009-S1999 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1999

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  hospital  disclo-
  sure of services provided outside of the United States

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
2803-s to read as follows:
  S  2803-S. DISCLOSURE OF SERVICES PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
1. EVERY HOSPITAL OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL
DISCLOSE  TO EACH OF ITS PATIENTS, INFORMATION SETTING FORTH EACH HOSPI-
TAL SERVICE AND HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDED BY SUCH HOSPITAL THAT IS
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES BY ANY PERSON, FIRM,  CORPORATION
OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE IN CLEAR AND CONCISE
LANGUAGE AND BE READILY COMPREHENSIBLE.
  2.  NOTHING  IN  THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE A HOSPITAL FROM PROVIDING
THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY  THIS  SECTION  AS  AN  ADDENDUM  TO,  OR  IN
CONNECTION  WITH,  ANY  OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
  3. NO CAUSE OF ACTION OF WHATEVER NATURE OR  KIND  ARISING  OUT  OF  A
FAILURE TO GIVE OR RECEIVE THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL
ACCRUE  TO ANY PERSON AGAINST ANY HOSPITAL PROVIDING HOSPITAL OR HEALTH-
RELATED SERVICES.
  4. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  THE  TERMS  "HOSPITAL",  "HOSPITAL
SERVICE"  AND  "HEALTH-RELATED  SERVICE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS
SUCH  TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE  AND  FOUR  OF  SECTION
TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04634-01-9

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