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Senate Bill S5242
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Alters the statute of limitations for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to two years and six months from the time when a person knows or reasonably should have known of the alleged negligent act or omission and knows or reasonably should have known that such negligent act or omission has caused an injury.
2011-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5242 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the limitations of time within which an action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice accrues PURPOSE: To amend the statute of limitations for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to include a discovery of injury rule. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Section 214-a of the Civil Practice Law and Rules to accomplish the above purpose. EXISTING LAW: Under current law, a plaintiff has 2.5 years from the act or omission to commence an action. JUSTIFICATION: New York's current statute of limitations as to medical malpractice is two and one half years from the date of the act, omission or failure complained of or last treatment where there is continuous treatment. It is not only the shortest
2011-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5242 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the limitations of time within which an action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice accrues THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 214-a of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 485 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: S 214-a. Action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to be commenced within two years and six months; exceptions. An action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice must be commenced within two years and six months of the [act, omission or failure complained of or last treatment where there is continuous treatment for the same illness, injury or condition which gave rise to the said act, omission or fail- ure; provided, however, that where the action is based upon the discov- ery of a foreign object in the body of the patient, the action may be commenced within one year of the date of such discovery or of the date of discovery of facts which would reasonably lead to such discovery, whichever is earlier. For the purpose of this section the term "contin- uous treatment" shall not include examinations undertaken at the request of the patient for the sole purpose of ascertaining the state of the patient's condition. For the purpose of this section the term "foreign object" shall not include a chemical compound, fixation device or pros- thetic aid or device] ACCRUAL OF ANY SUCH ACTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE ACCRUAL OF AN ACTION OCCURS AT THE LATER OF EITHER (A) WHEN ONE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE ALLEGED NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION AND KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT SAID NEGLI- GENT ACT HAS CAUSED AN INJURY; OR, (B) WITHIN TWO YEARS AND SIX MONTHS OF THE LAST TREATMENT WHERE THERE IS CONTINUOUS TREATMENT FOR THE SAME ILLNESS, INJURY OR CONDITION WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE ACCRUAL OF AN ACTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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