Assembly Actions -
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Dec 17, 2014 |
approval memo.27 signed chap.532 |
Dec 05, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.646 substituted for a7558b |
Jun 18, 2014 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1571 |
Jun 14, 2014 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7854
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2013-S7854 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S7854 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7854 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the identification, charging, reporting and investigation of charges of professional misconduct by health care professionals PURPOSE: To ensure that the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) shall not identify, investigate, or charge a practitioner based solely on their recommendation or provision of a treatment modality that is currently not universally accepted by the medical community SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends Section 230 of the public health law by adding a new subdivision 9-b to ensure that neither the board for professional medical conduct nor the office of professional medical conduct shall identify, charge, or cause a report made to the director of such office to be investigated based solely upon the recommendation or provision of a treatment modality by a licensee that is not universally accepted by the medical profession, including but not limited to, varying modalities used in the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. Section two of the bill provides for an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2013-S7854 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7854 I N S E N A T E June 14, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the identifica- tion, charging, reporting and investigation of charges of professional misconduct by health care professionals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9-b to read as follows: 9-B. NEITHER THE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT NOR THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT SHALL IDENTIFY, CHARGE, OR CAUSE A REPORT MADE TO THE DIRECTOR OF SUCH OFFICE TO BE INVESTIGATED BASED SOLELY UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OR PROVISION OF A TREATMENT MODALITY BY A LICENSEE THAT IS NOT UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VARYING MODALITIES USED IN THE TREATMENT OF LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVI- SION THE TERM "LICENSEE" SHALL MEAN A PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT, AND SPECIALIST'S ASSISTANT. WHEN A LICENSEE, ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW, RECOMMENDS OR PROVIDES A TREATMENT MODALITY THAT EFFECTIVELY TREATS HUMAN DISEASE, PAIN, INJURY, DEFORMITY OR PHYSICAL CONDITION, THE RECOMMENDATION OR PROVISION OF THAT MODALITY SHALL NOT, BY ITSELF, CONSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT. THIS PROHIBI- TION SHALL NOT EXONERATE SUCH LICENSEE FROM OTHERWISE APPLICABLE PROFES- SIONAL REQUIREMENTS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15605-01-4
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