Assembly Bill A7860

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes qualified persons to receive physical copies of patient information

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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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2023-A7860 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7846
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §18, Pub Health L

2023-A7860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes qualified persons to receive physical copies of patient information.

2023-A7860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7860
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to access to physical
   copies of patient information by qualified persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 18 of the public
 health law, as amended by chapter 576 of the laws of 1998, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (d) Subject to the provisions of subdivision three  of  this  section,
 upon the written request of any qualified person, a health care provider
 shall  furnish  to  such person, within a reasonable time, a copy of any
 patient information requested, and original mammograms requested,  which
 the  person  is  authorized  to  inspect pursuant to this subdivision. A
 QUALIFIED PERSON MAY REQUEST A PHYSICAL COPY OF ANY PATIENT  INFORMATION
 REQUESTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02295-01-3

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