Senate Bill S7770

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2009-S7770 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9537
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง22, Pub Health L

2009-S7770 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S7770 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7770 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7770

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ESPADA -- 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  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.
                                                           LBD15167-03-0

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.