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Assembly Bill A5078

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to cosmetic surgery; requires physical examination with written clearance for procedure from licensed physician and licensed surgeon, prior to surgery

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2011-A5078 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง230-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7303
2013-2014: A7378
2015-2016: A9154

2011-A5078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to cosmetic surgery; requires that prior to cosmetic surgery, a physical examination with written clearance for such procedure from a licensed physician and a licensed surgeon.

2011-A5078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5078

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, PEOPLES-STOKES, MILLMAN, REILLY -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CLARK, GALEF, MAYERSOHN,  J. RIVERA,
  ROBINSON,  SCARBOROUGH,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to cosmetic surgery

  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
230-e to read as follows:
  S 230-E. COSMETIC SURGERY.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
"COSMETIC  SURGERY"  SHALL MEAN AN ELECTIVE SURGERY THAT IS PERFORMED TO
ALTER OR RESHAPE NORMAL STRUCTURES OF THE BODY IN ORDER TO  IMPROVE  THE
PATIENT'S  APPEARANCE,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, LIPOSUCTION AND
ELECTIVE FACIAL COSMETIC SURGERY.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW,  A  COSMETIC  SURGERY
PROCEDURE  SHALL  NOT  BE  PERFORMED  ON A PATIENT UNLESS, PRIOR TO SUCH
SURGERY, A LICENSED PHYSICIAN AND A LICENSED SURGEON  HAVE  COMPLETED  A
PHYSICAL  EXAMINATION  ON SUCH PATIENT AND HAVE SUBMITTED WRITTEN CLEAR-
ANCES FOR SUCH PROCEDURE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02511-01-1

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