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Assembly Bill A4995

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires hospitals to maintain patient records for a period of not less than 25 years unless reproductions are maintained and made accessible

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2011-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2807-o, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A3861

2011-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires hospitals, including a health maintenance or similar organization if such organization accepts patients pursuant to a health care or insurance plan provided as a benefit to employees of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, to maintain patient records for a period of not less than 25 years, provided that a hospital may, before the end of such period, dispose of records of which reproductions, subject to regulations by the commissioner, are maintained and made accessible.

2011-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4995

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAYERSOHN  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient records

  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
2807-o to read as follows:
  S 2807-O. PATIENT RECORDS. A HOSPITAL SHALL MAINTAIN  PATIENT  RECORDS
FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, PROVIDED A HOSPITAL MAY
PRIOR TO THE END OF SUCH PERIOD DISPOSE OF SUCH RECORDS OF WHICH REPROD-
UCTIONS,  SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER, ARE MAINTAINED AND
MADE ACCESSIBLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HOSPITAL" SHALL
MEAN AND INCLUDE A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OR SIMILAR  ORGANIZA-
TION, IF SUCH ORGANIZATION ACCEPTS PATIENTS PURSUANT TO A HEALTH CARE OR
INSURANCE  PLAN  PROVIDED  AS A BENEFIT TO EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OR ANY
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF.  SUCH PATIENT RECORDS SHALL  BE  KEPT  IN
PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08653-01-1

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