Senate Bill S6404

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to notify patients upon the revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a license for medical misconduct

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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-S6404 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A94
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S654, A576
2013-2014: A1676
2015-2016: A1663
2017-2018: A134
2019-2020: A128
2021-2022: A1119

2011-S6404 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to notify certain patients of record of a physician upon the revocation, annulment, suspension, or surrender of a physician's license for medical misconduct which is not of a minor or technical nature; provides for necessary access to records and for promulgation of rules and regulations.

2011-S6404 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6404

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 6, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 notice to patient,
  in the event of revocation, annulment, suspension or  surrender  of  a
  medical  license  following  professional medical conduct disciplinary
  proceedings

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

  Section 1. Section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20.  UPON  THE  REVOCATION,  ANNULMENT,  SUSPENSION  OR SURRENDER OF A
MEDICAL LICENSE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION  FOR  PROFES-
SIONAL  MISCONDUCT  THAT  IS  NOT  OF  A  MINOR OR TECHNICAL NATURE, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE PATIENTS OF RECORD OF THE LICENSEE OF  THE
FACT OF SUCH REVOCATION, ANNULMENT, SUSPENSION OR SURRENDER. SUCH NOTICE
SHALL  BE  SENT  BY  FIRST  CLASS MAIL TO ALL PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED
MEDICAL SERVICES FROM THE LICENSEE WITHIN THE YEAR PRECEDING SUCH  REVO-
CATION,  ANNULMENT,  SUSPENSION OR SURRENDER.  SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE SENT
TO ALL PATIENTS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE DATE  OF  SUCH  FINAL
ORDER  TO  REVOKE,  ANNUL  OR  SUSPEND A LICENSEE'S LICENSE, OR UPON THE
SURRENDER OF A LICENSEE'S LICENSE, FOR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT  THAT  IS
NOT  OF A MINOR OR TECHNICAL NATURE.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE ACCESS
TO ANY RECORDS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS
MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health  is
authorized  to  promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to imple-
ment this act on or before its effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01083-01-1

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