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Feb 06, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S6404
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S6404 (ACTIVE) - Details
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
BILL NUMBER:S6404 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: This legislation directs the Commissioner of Health to notify patients about the revocation, annulment, suspension, or surrender of a license for medical misconduct that is not of a minor or technical nature. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one: Amends section 230 of the Public Health Law by adding a new subdivision 20 to provide notice to a patient, in the event of the revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a medical license following a professional medical conduct disciplinary proceeding where such revocation of a medical license is not of a minor or technical nature. Section two: The effective date is 180 days after it shall become law,
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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