Assembly Bill A3659

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the confidentiality of all matters relating to the conducting of peer support programs for physicians, dentists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners

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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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2017-A3659 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2251
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3436-a, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10045, S7695
2015-2016: A1252, S2302

2017-A3659 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the confidentiality of all matters relating to the conducting of peer support programs for physicians, dentists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

2017-A3659 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3659
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to peer support programs
   for physicians, dentists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3436-a
 to read as follows:
   §  3436-A.  DISCLOSURE  OF  INFORMATION  OBTAINED AND DISCUSSED WITHIN
 CERTAIN PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS. (A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION:
   (1) "PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY  A  DOMESTIC
 INSURER, AUTHORIZED TO DELIVER POLICIES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE
 WITHIN  THE STATE, WHEREBY PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS OR
 NURSE PRACTITIONERS PARTICIPATE IN GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT MEETINGS,
 IN PERSON OR BY TELEPHONE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING  THE  PHYSICIAN,
 DENTIST, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER WITH ALL ISSUES ASSO-
 CIATED WITH EMOTIONAL HEALING AND WELLNESS.
   (2) "PEER SUPPORT MEETING" MEANS ANY MEETING OR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
 THAT TAKES PLACE PURSUANT TO A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM.
   (3)  "PEER"  MEANS  A PHYSICIAN, DENTIST, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE
 PRACTITIONER WHO PARTICIPATES IN A PEER SUPPORT MEETING.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  NO
 STATEMENT  MADE BY ANY PERSON IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM
 OR DURING A PEER SUPPORT MEETING, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED,  TO  ANY
 WRITING  OR  ELECTRONIC  RECORD  CREATED  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF ARRANGING,
 FACILITATING, CONVENING, CONDUCTING OR PRESERVING A PEER  SUPPORT  MEET-
 ING,  OR ANY WRITING OR ELECTRONIC RECORD CREATED DURING SUCH MEETING OR
 IN CONJUNCTION WITH  SUCH  PROGRAM'S  OPERATION,  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO
 DISCLOSURE  RULES UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
 RULES OR OTHERWISE. NO PERSON PARTICIPATING IN, OR IN ATTENDANCE  AT,  A
 PEER  SUPPORT  MEETING  OR  WORKING  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH A PEER SUPPORT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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