Assembly Bill A6156

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability

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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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2015-A6156 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S880
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add ยง4549, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8621, S7070
2013-2014: A4071, S2533
2017-2018: A2372
2019-2020: A5909
2021-2022: A5599

2015-A6156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability in a medical, dental or podiatric malpractice lawsuit.

2015-A6156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6156

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, LAVINE, GUNTHER, SCHIMMINGER, DUPREY,
  FRIEND, GOODELL -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  CORWIN,  MAGEE,
  MONTESANO,  TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judi-
  ciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to exclud-
  ing an apology statement as an admission of  liability  in  a  medical
  malpractice lawsuit

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

  Section 1.  The civil practice law and rules is amended  by  adding  a
new section 4549 to read as follows:
  S 4549. STATEMENT OF APOLOGY OR REGRET IN MEDICAL, DENTAL OR PODIATRIC
MALPRACTICE.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE
CONTRARY, IN ANY ACTION FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL  OR  PODIATRIC  MALPRACTICE,
ANY COMMUNICATION OR CONDUCT BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER EXPRESSING APOLO-
GY OR REGRET, MADE IN GOOD FAITH TO A PATIENT OR A PATIENT'S RELATIVE IS
INADMISSIBLE  IN  ANY  CIVIL  PROCEEDING AS AN ADMISSION OF LIABILITY OR
AGAINST INTEREST.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03978-01-5

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