Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 17, 2016 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 15, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1768 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 06, 2016 |
print number 5566a |
May 06, 2016 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
May 14, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5566A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S5566 - Details
2015-S5566 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5566 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to the warranting of certain medical devices PURPOSE: To require sellers of certain medical devices to provide an express warranty that their product is fit for the ordinary purpose for which such device is used SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds a new Public Health Law § 2803(8-b) to require the Commissioner of Health to establish procedures for hospitals to notify patients receiving electronic medical devices or implantable hip or knee medical devices, that such devices are warranted for a period of at least five years. Section two adds a new Article 30-B to the General Business Law estab- lishing the medical device warranty. This section requires the initial seller of an electronic medical device, defined as an implantable medical device that requires a battery or similar power source to func- tion, or an implantable hip or knee medical device, to provide each
2015-S5566 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5566 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to the warranting of certain medical devices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8-b to read as follows: 8-B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY HOSPITALS FOR NOTIFICATION TO PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DEVICES OR IMPLANTABLE HIP OR KNEE MEDICAL DEVICES, AS DEFINED IN ARTI- CLE THIRTY-B OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR TREATMENT, THAT SUCH DEVICES ARE WARRANTED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 30-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 30-B MEDICAL DEVICE WARRANTY SECTION 645. DEFINITIONS. 646. EXPRESS WARRANTY REQUIRED. 647. ADDITIONAL REMEDIES OF CONSUMERS. 648. PROHIBITION AGAINST WAIVER OF RIGHTS. S 645. DEFINITIONS. WHENEVER USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES OTHERWISE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS OR TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "CONSUMER" MEANS THE PERSON UPON WHICH A MEDICAL DEVICE WAS USED, ATTACHED OR APPLIED, REGARDLESS OF WHO PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED SUCH DEVICE. 2. "ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DEVICE" MEANS AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE THAT REQUIRES A BATTERY OR SIMILAR POWER SOURCE TO FUNCTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00303-03-5
2015-S5566A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5566A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5566A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to the warranting of certain medical devices PURPOSE : To require sellers of certain medical devices to provide an express warranty that their product is fit for the ordinary purpose for which such device is used SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one adds a new Public Health Law § 2803(8-b) to require the Commissioner of Health to establish procedures for hospitals to notify patients receiving electronic medical devices or implantable hip or knee medical devices, that such devices are warranted for a period of at least five years. Section two adds a new Article 30-B to the General Business Law establishing the medical device warranty. This section requires the initial seller of an electronic medical device, defined as an implantable medical device that requires a battery or similar power source to function, or an implantable hip or knee medical device, to provide each consumer of such device with a warranty that the device
2015-S5566A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5566--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to the warranting of certain medical devices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8-b to read as follows: 8-B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY HOSPITALS FOR NOTIFICATION TO PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DEVICES OR IMPLANTABLE HIP OR KNEE MEDICAL DEVICES, AS DEFINED IN ARTI- CLE THIRTY-B OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR TREATMENT, THAT SUCH DEVICES ARE WARRANTED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 30-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 30-B MEDICAL DEVICE WARRANTY SECTION 645. DEFINITIONS. 646. EXPRESS WARRANTY REQUIRED. 647. ADDITIONAL REMEDIES OF CONSUMERS. 648. PROHIBITION AGAINST WAIVER OF RIGHTS. 649. EXCLUSION. S 645. DEFINITIONS. WHENEVER USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES OTHERWISE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS OR TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00303-04-6
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