Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 22, 2016 |
advanced to third reading cal.343 |
Jan 21, 2016 |
reported |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Mar 27, 2015 |
advanced to third reading cal.154 |
Mar 24, 2015 |
reported |
Mar 05, 2015 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5853
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Jose Rivera
Marcos Crespo
Steven Otis
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Herman D. Farrell
Richard Gottfried
N. Nick Perry
2015-A5853 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A5853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5853 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 5, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, RIVERA, CRESPO, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, RAMOS, ROBINSON, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient rights 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 2801-i to read as follows: S 2801-I. PATIENT RIGHTS TO BE POSTED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE ALL GENERAL HOSPITALS, WHICH PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, TO CONSPICUOUS- LY POST IN A PROMINENT AND VISIBLE AREA A SIGN WHICH SHALL BE NO SMALLER THAN EIGHT AND ONE-HALF INCHES BY FOURTEEN INCHES AND WHICH SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE: "PATIENTS' RIGHTS IN CASE OF IMMEDIATE HOSPITALIZATION EACH PATIENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EMERGENCY TREATMENT REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SOURCE OF PAYMENT, OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. NO PATIENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THEIR INSURANCE OR METHOD OF PAYMENT PRIOR TO RECEIVING TREATMENT." S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2805-b of the public health law, as amended by chapter 121 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: 1. Every general hospital shall admit any person who is in need of immediate hospitalization with all convenient speed and shall not before admission question the patient or any member of his or her family concerning insurance, credit or payment of charges, OR THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PATIENT, provided[, however,] that the patient or a member of his or her family shall agree to supply such information promptly after the patient's admission WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE PATIENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATING TO HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS. However, no general hospital shall require any patient or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01896-01-5
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