Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 21, 2010 |
tabled |
Jul 20, 2010 |
vetoed memo.18 |
Jul 08, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
Jun 14, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.866 substituted for s5002 |
Jun 14, 2010 |
substituted by a1729 |
Jun 10, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 09, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 08, 2010 |
1st report cal.866 |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
Apr 27, 2009 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5002
Vetoed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1729 - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S5002 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1729
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2801-b, Pub Health L
2009-S5002 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits hospitals from denying staff membership or professional privileges to any psychologist without stating the reasons therefor; provides that such reasons must be related to standards of patient care, patient welfare, the objectives of the hospital, or the character or competency of the psychologist.
2009-S5002 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5002 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital access of psychologists PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To give psychologists due process in the event of denial by hospitals of license-appropriate privileges or medical staff membership. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This legislation amends Section 2801-b of the Public Health Law to add psychologists to the list of health care practitioners who are entitled to receive stated reasons if a hospital rejects or refuses to act upon an application for staff membership or professional privileges. The law currently applies to: physicians, optometrists, dentists, and podiatrists. It also would be an improper practice if the reasons for the denial are unrelated to standards of patient care, patient welfare, the objectives of the institution or the character or competency of the psychologist applying for privileges. Finally, this legislation adds psychologists to the list of practitioners who, upon filing a complaint, would be afforded the right to an investigation of such complaint by the Public Health Council.
2009-S5002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5002 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- 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 hospital access of psychologists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 2801-b of the public health law, as amended by chapter 605 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows: 1. It shall be an improper practice for the governing body of a hospi- tal to refuse to act upon an application for staff membership or profes- sional privileges or to deny or withhold from a physician, podiatrist, optometrist, dentist [or], licensed midwife, OR PSYCHOLOGIST staff membership or professional privileges in a hospital, or to exclude or expel a physician, podiatrist, optometrist, dentist [or], licensed midwife OR PSYCHOLOGIST from staff membership in a hospital or curtail, terminate or diminish in any way a physician's, podiatrist's, optometrist's, dentist's [or], licensed midwife's OR PSYCHOLOGIST'S professional privileges in a hospital, without stating the reasons therefor, or if the reasons stated are unrelated to standards of patient care, patient welfare, the objectives of the institution or the charac- ter or competency of the applicant. It shall be an improper practice for a governing body of a hospital to refuse to act upon an application or to deny or to withhold staff membership or professional privileges to a podiatrist based solely upon a practitioner's category of licensure. 3. After the filing of any such complaint, the public health council shall make a prompt investigation in connection therewith. In conducting such investigation, the public health council is authorized to receive reports from the governing body of the hospital and the complainant, as the case may be, and the furnishing of such information to the public health council, or by the council to the governing body or complainant, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01103-01-9
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