S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6778
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 2, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, BUCHWALD, McDONOUGH, SKOUFIS,
CAHILL, COOK, RUSSELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, LUPI-
NACCI, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the reporting of
the results clinical laboratory services performed at the request of a
qualified health care practitioner
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
576-d to read as follows:
S 576-D. REPORTING OF CLINICAL LABORATORY RESULTS AND FINDINGS. THE
RESULTS AND FINDINGS OF ANY CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICE, REQUESTED BY A
QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, SHALL ONLY BE REPORTED BY THE LABO-
RATORY PERFORMING SUCH SERVICE TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL MAKING
THE REQUEST FOR THE LABORATORY SERVICE, HIS OR HER AGENTS OR HIS OR HER
DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES. PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH FINDINGS AND RESULTS
SHALL BE REPORTED, AT ANY TIME TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM THE CLINICAL
LABORATORY SERVICES RELATE OR WERE PERFORMED UPON, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
OF THE INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTED TO THE CLINICAL LABORATORY OR THE QUALIFIED
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10135-01-5