Assembly Bill A5902

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a uniform electronic medical records system for correctional facilities

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Current Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5902 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5214
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §144, Cor L

2023-A5902 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health, to develop a uniform electronic medical records system to be utilized by all correctional facilities in the state.

2023-A5902 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5902
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law,  in relation to establishing a
   uniform electronic medical records system for correctional facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The correction law is amended by adding a new section 144
 to read as follows:
   § 144. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN
 CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
 MENTAL HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP A UNIFORM ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM
 TO BE UTILIZED BY ALL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN THE STATE.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY
 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09635-01-3

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