NY State Senate Bill 2019-S6678

Senate Bill S6678

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to posting information on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7991 - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 07, 2020	signed chap.203
Sep 25, 2020	delivered to governor
Jul 23, 2020	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.485 substituted for s6678a
Jul 23, 2020	substituted by a7991a
Feb 27, 2020	advanced to third reading
Feb 26, 2020	2nd report cal.
Feb 25, 2020	1st report cal.485
Feb 12, 2020	print number 6678a
Feb 12, 2020	amend and recommit to health
Jan 08, 2020	referred to health
Aug 30, 2019	referred to rules

Votes

- Jul 23, 2020 - Floor Vote
  A7991
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jul 23, 2020
      
      aye (59)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (1)
      
      Ortt
  Feb 25, 2020 - Health Committee Vote
  S6678
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  4
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2020
      
      aye (11)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Carlucci
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      aye wr (4)
      
      Gallivan
      
      Little
      
      Ortt
      
      Stavisky

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2019-S6678 - Details

Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §230, Pub Health L

2019-S6678 - Summary

Requires the office of professional medical conduct to post on its website information on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault; requires physicians' practice settings to post signage directing their patients to the office of professional medical conduct's website for information about their rights and how to report professional misconduct.

2019-S6678 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6678

SPONSOR: SALAZAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
posting information on patients' reporting rights regarding professional
misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To give patients greater access to information on how to report sexual
misconduct committed by doctors to the Office of Professional Medical
Conduct.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 11 of section 230 of the public health law
to add a new paragraph (h) requiring the Office of Professional Medical
Conduct to post on its website information on patients' rights and
reporting options regarding professional misconduct involving sexual
harassment and sexual assault, and requiring all doctor's offices to
conspicuously post signage directing patients to the website.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Patients place a great deal of trust in their doctors, and when doctors
abuse that trust and subject them to sexual violence it can be an
incredibly shocking and traumatizing experience. Marissa Hoechstetter, a
survivor who was sexually assaulted by her doctor during her pregnancy,
delivery and postpartum care, recently testified to the legislature on
how difficult it is for patients who have experienced these violations
to navigate the reporting system. The website for the Office of Profes-
sional Medical Conduct offers no guidance on these issues and never
explicitly mentions their role in receiving complaints of sexual harass-
ment and assault by medical professionals. Because often the first step
a victim feels safe in taking is to privately look online for informa-
tion, it is essential this website is updated to provide clear, direct
information about their rights and reporting options. This legislation
will help ensure patients who have experienced sexual abuse in medical
settings can easily access the information they need on how to report to
the Office of Professional Medical Conduct.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S6678 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6678
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  posting  informa-
   tion  on  patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct
   involving sexual harassment and assault

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 11 of section 230 of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL  MEDICAL  CONDUCT  SHALL  POST  ON  ITS
 WEBSITE INFORMATION ON PATIENTS' RIGHTS AND REPORTING OPTIONS UNDER THIS
 SUBDIVISION  REGARDING PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT, WHICH SHALL SPECIFICALLY
 INCLUDE INFORMATION ON REPORTING INSTANCES OF MISCONDUCT INVOLVING SEXU-
 AL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT.   ALL DOCTOR'S  OFFICES  SHALL  CONSPICUOUSLY
 POST  SIGNAGE, VISIBLE TO THEIR PATIENTS, DIRECTING SUCH PATIENTS TO THE
 OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT'S WEBSITE FOR  INFORMATION  ABOUT
 THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO REPORT PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13002-02-9

co-Sponsors

2019-S6678A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §230, Pub Health L

2019-S6678A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S6678A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6678A

SPONSOR: SALAZAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to posting informa-
tion on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct
involving sexual harassment and assault

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To give patients greater access to information on how to report sexual
misconduct committed by doctors to the Office of Professional Medical
Conduct.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 11 of section 230 of the public health law
to add a new paragraph (h) requiring the Office of Professional Medical
Conduct to post on its website information on patients' rights and
reporting options regarding professional misconduct involving sexual

harassment and sexual assault, and requiring all physicians' practice
settings to conspicuously post signage directing patients to the
website.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Patients place a great deal of trust in their doctors, and when doctors
abuse that trust and subject them to sexual violence it can be an
incredibly shocking and traumatizing experience. Marissa Hoechstetter, a
survivor who was sexually assaulted by her doctor during her pregnancy,
delivery and postpartum care, recently testified to the legislature on
how difficult it is for patients who have experienced these violations
to navigate the reporting system.  The website for the Office of Profes-
sional Medical Conduct offers no guidance on these issues and never
explicitly mentions their role in receiving complaints of sexual harass-
ment and assault by medical professionals. Because often the first step
a victim feels safe in taking is to privately look online for informa-
tion, it is essential this website is updated to provide clear, direct
information about their rights and reporting options. This legislation
will help ensure patients who have experienced sexual abuse in medical
settings can easily access the information they need on how to report to
the Office of Professional Medical Conduct.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S6678A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6678--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to posting informa-
   tion on patients' reporting rights regarding  professional  misconduct
   involving sexual harassment and assault
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 230 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  THE  OFFICE  OF  PROFESSIONAL  MEDICAL  CONDUCT SHALL POST ON ITS
 WEBSITE INFORMATION ON PATIENTS' RIGHTS AND REPORTING OPTIONS UNDER THIS
 SUBDIVISION REGARDING PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT, WHICH SHALL  SPECIFICALLY
 INCLUDE INFORMATION ON REPORTING INSTANCES OF MISCONDUCT INVOLVING SEXU-
 AL  HARASSMENT  AND  ASSAULT.    ALL PHYSICIANS' PRACTICE SETTINGS SHALL
 CONSPICUOUSLY POST SIGNAGE, VISIBLE TO THEIR  PATIENTS,  DIRECTING  SUCH
 PATIENTS  TO  THE  OFFICE  OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT'S WEBSITE FOR
 INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO  REPORT  PROFESSIONAL  MISCON-
 DUCT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13002-04-0

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