Senate Bill S7670

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting an otolaryngologist or licensed physician to dispense hearing aids for a profit

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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

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2009-S7670 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10056
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5164, A1739
2013-2014: S3055, A655
2015-2016: S1681
2017-2018: S2583

2009-S7670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an otolaryngologist or licensed physician who has conducted a medical evaluation of hearing loss to dispense hearing aids for a profit.

2009-S7670 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7670

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- 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  permitting
  certain professionals to dispense hearing aids for a profit

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 802 of the
general business law, the section heading as added by chapter 599 of the
laws of 1998, subdivision 1 as designated by chapter 301 of the laws  of
2000, are amended to read as follows:
  Special  provisions[;  not-for-profit sales].  1. [No otolaryngologist
or other licensed physician who has conducted a  medical  evaluation  of
hearing loss shall engage in the business of dispensing hearing aids for
a  profit.]  No  otolaryngologist  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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15741-01-0

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