Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
May 21, 2024 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S9690
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 42nd Senate District
2023-S9690 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §802, Gen Bus L
2023-S9690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9690 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the dispensing of hearing aids PURPOSE: This legislation would amend the general business law to allow otolaryn- gologists or other licensed physicians to dispense hearing aids at fair market value. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill would amend the general business law to allow otolaryngologists and other licensed physicians to dispense hearing aids and other services at fair market value following a medical exam. Section two would set the effective date.
2023-S9690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9690 I N S E N A T E May 21, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the dispensing of hearing aids THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 802 of the general business law, as added by chap- ter 599 of the laws of 1998, subdivision 1 as designated and subdivision 2 as added by chapter 301 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: § 802. Special provisions; [not-for-profit] FAIR MARKET VALUE sales. 1. [No] WHERE A MEDICAL EVALUATION OF HEARING LOSS IS REQUIRED BY FEDER- AL OR STATE LAW PRIOR TO THE DISPENSING OF A HEARING AID, AN otolaryn- gologist or other licensed physician who has conducted a medical evalu- ation of hearing loss [shall engage in the business of dispensing hearing aids for a profit] MAY DISPENSE SUCH HEARING AID, AND NECESSARY ITEMS OR SERVICES FURNISHED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. No otolaryngolo- gist or other licensed physician who has dispensed a hearing aid shall refuse or fail to perform repairs or service on any hearing aid that they have dispensed. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, ANY HEARING AID AND OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING REPAIRS OR SERVICE ON ANY HEARING AID, PROVIDED BY SUCH OTOLARYNGOLOGIST OR OTHER LICENSED PHYSI- CIAN, SHALL BE SOLD AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. 2. Every licensed physician who engages in the dispensing of hearing aids in compliance with the provisions of this section shall be required to comply with sections seven hundred ninety-one, seven hundred ninety- eight and eight hundred three of this article, in addition to compliance with 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. LBD15725-01-4
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.