Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 21, 2024 |
print number 7879a |
Feb 21, 2024 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7879A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 34th Senate District
Current 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S7879 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8884
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L
2023-S7879 - Summary
Requires the commissioner of health to establish rules and regulations requiring that all health information systems or electronic health record systems segregate certain patient information related to reproductive health services, gender-affirming care, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health services, alcohol or substance abuse treatment and other information from the rest of such patient's medical record.
2023-S7879 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7879 SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring all health information systems or electronic health record systems to segre- gate certain patient information from the rest of such patient's medical record PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure patients have the ability to disclose only the medical records they wish to health information systems. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 requires the commissioner to establish rules and regulations regarding segregating patient information from health information systems or electronic health record systems. Section 2 sets the effective date.
2023-S7879 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7879 I N S E N A T E January 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 requiring all health information systems or electronic health record systems to segregate certain patient information from the rest of such patient's medical record THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 18-a of section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: (E) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING ANY HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM OR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM OPERATING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT ELECTRONICALLY STORES OR MAINTAINS MEDICAL INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS, HEALTH CARE CLAIMS, PAYMENT AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ON BEHALF OF A PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLAN, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, CONTRACTOR, OR EMPLOYER TO DEVELOP CAPABILITIES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES TO: (I) SEGREGATE HEALTH INFORMATION RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B OF THE EDUCATION LAW, GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTY- FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B OF THE EDUCATION LAW, CARE PROTECTED UNDER 42 CFR PART 2, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION OR HIV, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER THROUGH REGULATIONS, IN CONSULTATION WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND PATIENT ADVO- CATES, FROM THE REST OF THE PATIENT'S RECORD; (II) LIMIT USER ACCESS PRIVILEGES TO HEALTH INFORMATION SEGREGATED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO ONLY THOSE PERSONS WHOM THE PATIENT HAS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS THE HEALTH INFOR- MATION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13926-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
2023-S7879A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8884
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L
2023-S7879A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the commissioner of health to establish rules and regulations requiring that all health information systems or electronic health record systems segregate certain patient information related to reproductive health services, gender-affirming care, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health services, alcohol or substance abuse treatment and other information from the rest of such patient's medical record.
2023-S7879A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7879A SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring all health information systems or electronic health record systems to segre- gate certain patient information from the rest of such patient's medical record PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure patients have the ability to disclose only the medical records they wish to health information systems. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 requires the commissioner to establish rules and regulations regarding segregating patient information from health information systems or electronic health record systems. Section 2 sets the effective date.
2023-S7879A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7879--A I N S E N A T E January 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FERNANDEZ, HINCHEY, JACKSON, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring all health information systems or electronic health record systems to segregate certain patient information from the rest of such patient's medical record THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 18-a of section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: (E) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, REQUIRING ANY HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM OR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM OPERATING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT ELECTRONICALLY STORES OR MAINTAINS MEDICAL INFOR- MATION, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS, HEALTH CARE CLAIMS, PAYMENT AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ON BEHALF OF A PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLAN, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, CONTRAC- TOR, OR EMPLOYER TO DEVELOP CAPABILITIES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES TO: (I) SEGREGATE HEALTH INFORMATION RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B OF THE EDUCATION LAW, GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTY- FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B OF THE EDUCATION LAW, CARE PROTECTED UNDER 42 CFR PART 2, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION OR HIV, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER THROUGH REGULATIONS, IN CONSULTATION WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND PATIENT ADVO- CATES, FROM THE REST OF THE PATIENT'S RECORD; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13926-05-4
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