Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 01, 2018 |
held for consideration in health |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
Jan 12, 2017 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A1576
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HAWLEY
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Gary Finch
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Clifford Crouch
David McDonough
Robert Oaks
2017-A1576 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A1576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1576 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CROUCH, McDONOUGH, OAKS, SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause 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 2827 to read as follows: § 2827. CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY OF EMPLOYEES OF MEDICAL FACILITIES TERMINATED FOR CAUSE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO AND SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAIN- TAIN A CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY IDENTIFYING PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY MEDICAL FACILITIES WITHIN THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN TERMINATED FROM THEIR EMPLOY- MENT BY A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR CAUSE. THE REGISTRY SHALL MAINTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSION REQUIRES, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, THE NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF BIRTH, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF EACH PERSON SO TERMINATED, THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE TERMINATING FACILITY, THE DATE AND REASONS FOR THE TERMINATION, AND, TO THE EXTENT KNOWN BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY, WHETHER CRIMINAL CHARGES WERE FILED AGAINST THE PERSON TERMINATED. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN IN THE REGISTRY THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE KEPT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING TERMINATION, RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT, OR FAILURE TO BE HIRED OR RENEWED AT WHICH TIME THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PURGE FROM THE REGISTRY SUCH INFORMATION. 2. EACH MEDICAL FACILITY SHALL TRANSMIT THE REQUISITE INFORMATION, IN SUCH FORM AS IS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO THE DEPARTMENT, NO LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH CALENDAR DAY FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF ANY PERSON WHO WAS TERMINATED FOR CAUSE OR ANY PERSON WHO RETIRED OR RESIGNED IN ORDER TO AVOID TERMINATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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