Assembly Bill A5599

2021-2022 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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2021-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4848
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §4549, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8621
2013-2014: A4071
2015-2016: A6156
2017-2018: A2372
2019-2020: A5909

2021-A5599 (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.

2021-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5599
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GALEF, GUNTHER, GOODELL, FRIEND -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. MONTESANO  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09597-01-1

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