Senate Bill S4080

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the date for the accrual of causes of action based on medical, dental or podiatric malpractice

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4080 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §§203 & 214-a, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7130
2015-2016: S911, S6596

2017-S4080 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the date for the accrual of certain causes of action based on negligence.

2017-S4080 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4080 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4080
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, BOYLE, BRESLIN, FUNKE,
   GALLIVAN,  HAMILTON,  HOYLMAN, KAMINSKY, KRUEGER, LANZA, LARKIN, MONT-
   GOMERY, PERKINS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, ROBACH, SANDERS, YOUNG --  read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to accrual
   of causes of action for medical, dental and podiatric malpractice
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision (g) of section 203 of
 the civil practice law and rules is designated paragraph  1  and  a  new
 paragraph 2 is added to read as follows:
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR THE
 PURPOSES  OF  SECTIONS FIFTY-E AND FIFTY-I OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW,
 SECTION TEN OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS ACT, AND THE PROVISIONS OF ANY  OTHER
 LAW  PERTAINING  TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING,
 OR TO THE FILING OF A NOTICE  OF  CLAIM  AS  A  CONDITION  PRECEDENT  TO
 COMMENCEMENT  OF AN ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME
 PERIOD, THE PERIOD IN WHICH TO COMMENCE AN ACTION OR  PROCEEDING  OR  TO
 FILE  SUCH  NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR PODIATRIC MALPRACTICE
 SHALL NOT BEGIN TO RUN UNTIL THE LATER OF EITHER: (A) WHEN ONE KNOWS  OR
 REASONABLY  SHOULD  HAVE  KNOWN OF THE ALLEGED NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION
 AND KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT  SUCH  NEGLIGENT  ACT  OR
 OMISSION  HAS  CAUSED  AN  INJURY; OR (B) THE DATE OF THE LAST TREATMENT
 WHERE THERE IS CONTINUOUS TREATMENT FOR  THE  SAME  ILLNESS,  INJURY  OR
 CONDITION  WHICH  GAVE  RISE  TO THE ACCRUAL OF AN ACTION. HOWEVER, SUCH
 ACTION SHALL COMMENCE NO LATER THAN SEVEN YEARS FROM THE  ACT,  OMISSION
 OR  FAILURE  COMPLAINED  OF  OR LAST TREATMENT WHERE THERE IS CONTINUOUS
 TREATMENT FOR THE SAME ILLNESS, INJURY OR CONDITION WHICH GAVE  RISE  TO
 THE  ACT,  OMISSION OR FAILURE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE THE ACTION
 IS BASED UPON THE DISCOVERY OF  A  FOREIGN  OBJECT  IN  THE  BODY  OF  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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