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Assembly Bill A9537

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to extending the patient bill of rights to faculty practices and out-patient clinics associated with hospitals

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2009-A9537 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §22, Pub Health L

2009-A9537 - Summary

Relates to extending the patient bill of rights to faculty practices and out-patient clinics associated with hospitals.

2009-A9537 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9537 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9537

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to extending the
  patient bill of rights to faculty  practices  and  in-patient  clinics
  associated with hospitals

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 22
to read as follows:
  S 22. PATIENT RIGHTS; IN-PATIENT CLINICS AND FACULTY PRACTICES.    THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  EVERY  IN-PATIENT CLINIC AND FACULTY
PRACTICE ASSOCIATED WITH A HOSPITAL ADOPT AND MAKE PUBLIC  AN  IDENTICAL
STATEMENT  OF THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PATIENTS REQUIRED TO BE
MADE BY HOSPITALS PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (G)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15167-01-9

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2009-A9537A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §22, Pub Health L

2009-A9537A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to extending the patient bill of rights to faculty practices and out-patient clinics associated with hospitals.

2009-A9537A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9537A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9537--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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 extending the
  patient bill of rights to faculty practices  and  out-patient  clinics
  associated with hospitals

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 22
to read as follows:
  S 22. PATIENT RIGHTS; OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND FACULTY PRACTICES.   THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  EVERY OUT-PATIENT CLINIC AND FACULTY
PRACTICE ASSOCIATED WITH A HOSPITAL ADOPT AND MAKE PUBLIC  AN  IDENTICAL
STATEMENT  OF THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PATIENTS REQUIRED TO BE
MADE BY HOSPITALS PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (G)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15167-02-0

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