Assembly Bill A5816

2011-2012 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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2011-A5816 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3714
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2803-t, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9792, A3290, S1999

2011-A5816 (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.

2011-A5816 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 3714                                                  A. 5816

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, BONACIC, LARKIN -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Health

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by  M.  of  A.  LOSQUADRO  --  read  once  and
  referred 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-t to read as follows:
  S 2803-T. 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

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