Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 13, 2021 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1589
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
2021-S1589 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1589 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1589 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to qualified group practices PURPOSE: This bill would provide that a medical, dental or podiatric group prac- tice that operates a malpractice prevention program that meets same standards of a hospital malpractice prevention program will have the same confidentiality and immunity protections. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Creates a new section 2998-f to provide that a qualified group practice may operate a malpractice prevention program directly, or through a collaborative arrangement with a hospital or accountable care organiza- tion, and share confidential information for the purpose of peer review
2021-S1589 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1589 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to qualified group practices 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 2998-f to read as follows: § 2998-F. QUALIFIED GROUP PRACTICE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "QUALIFIED GROUP PRACTICE" MEANS A MEDICAL, DENTAL OR PODIATRIC GROUP PRACTICE OR OTHER LAWFUL COMBINATION OF SUCH HEALTH CARE PRACTI- TIONERS, LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (H) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-J OF THIS CHAPTER, OTHER THAN THE GOVERNING BOARD REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PARAGRAPH (A). 2. A QUALIFIED GROUP PRACTICE MAY OPERATE A MALPRACTICE PREVENTION PROGRAM INDEPENDENTLY, OR THROUGH AN OTHERWISE LAWFUL COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENT WITH A HOSPITAL OR ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION PROGRAM OPERATED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-J OR TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-R OF THIS CHAPTER, IN WHICH CASE THE QUALIFIED GROUP PRACTICE AND THE HOSPITAL OR ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION MAY SHARE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WITH EACH OTHER FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH PRACTICE WITHOUT WAIVING CONFIDENTIALITY WITH RESPECT TO OTHERS. 3. A QUALIFIED GROUP PRACTICE SHALL BE DEEMED A HOSPITAL, AND ITS MALPRACTICE PREVENTION PROGRAM SHALL BE DEEMED A MEDICAL, DENTAL AND PODIATRIC MALPRACTICE PREVENTION PROGRAM, FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVI- SION TWO OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-J, SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-K AND SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-M OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. SUCH PROVISIONS OF LAW SHALL APPLY TO ITS INFORMATION, RECORDS, DOCUMENTATION AND COMMITTEE ACTIONS, AND TO PARTICIPANTS IN COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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