Assembly Actions -
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May 12, 2022 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S9276
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-S9276 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A216
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §230-f, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
A7745
2023-2024: S2942, A3729
2021-S9276 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9276 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to retail clinics PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To limit the services that may be offered by a health care practice that is operated within a retail business space or is labeled, branded or marketed by a retail business entity. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new Public Health Law § 230-e to define "retail clinics" as professional health care practices that operate within the space of a retail business, such as a pharmacy or a store open to the general public; or is labeled, branded, advertised or marketed with the name or symbol of a retail business; or is labeled, branded, advertised or marketed with the name or symbol of a business other than the health care practice itself. The definition excludes facilities that only
2021-S9276 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9276 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2022 ___________ 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 retail clinics 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 230-f to read as follows: § 230-F. RETAIL CLINICS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "RETAIL CLINIC" MEANS A FACILITY OR PORTION OF A FACILITY THAT IS OPERATED BY ANY ENTITY THAT IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR TREAT- MENT PROVIDED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED, CERTIFIED, REGIS- TERED OR AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, THAT: (A) OPERATES WITHIN THE SPACE OF A RETAIL BUSINESS OPERATION, SUCH AS A PHARMACY OR A STORE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; (B) IS LABELED, BRANDED, ADVERTISED OR MARKETED WITH THE NAME OR SYMBOL OF A RETAIL BUSINESS ENTITY; OR (C) IS LABELED, BRANDED, ADVERTISED OR MARKETED WITH THE NAME OR SYMBOL OF A BUSINESS ENTITY, OTHER THAN A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR TREATMENT PROVIDED AT THE FACILITY. HOWEVER, A FACILITY OR PORTION OF A FACILITY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A RETAIL CLINIC IF IT ORDINARILY IS USED ONLY FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES OF THE RETAIL BUSINESS OPERATION. A FACILITY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A RETAIL CLINIC IF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW IT PROVIDES IS LIMITED TO PHARMACY OR OPHTHALMIC DISPENS- ING AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC OR OPTOMETRIC SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING. 2. THE TREATMENTS AND SERVICES THAT MAY BE PROVIDED BY A RETAIL CLINIC SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO PATIENTS FOR ACUTE EPISODIC ILLNESS OR CONDITION; EPISODIC PREVENTIVE TREATMENT AND SERVICES SUCH AS IMMUNIZATIONS; OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING AND OPHTHALMO- LOGIC OR OPTOMETRIC SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING; OR TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR MINOR INJURIES THAT ARE NOT REASONABLY LIKELY TO BE LIFE-THREATENING OR POTENTIALLY DISABLING OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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