Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Jun 18, 2018 |
amended on third reading 5870a |
May 14, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 09, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 08, 2018 |
1st report cal.1114 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to higher education |
Jun 21, 2017 |
committed to rules |
Jun 05, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2017 |
1st report cal.1244 |
May 04, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5870A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2017-S5870 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6511-a, amd §§6509 & 6530, Ed L
2017-S5870 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5870 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the health care professional transparency act PURPOSE : To ensure appropriate identification of all health professionals in their one on one interaction with patients and in their advertisements to the public. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill creates a new section 6511-a of the Education Law in relation to Health Care professional transparency to require that an advertisement for health care services that names a health care practitioner must identify the type of license by that health care professional and requires that advertisements shall be free from any and all deceptive or misleading information. This bill would also prohibit physicians from holding oneself out to the public in any manner as being certified by a public or private board including but not limited to a multidisciplinary board or "board certified", unless all of the advertisement states the full name of
2017-S5870 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5870 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AVELLA, DeFRANCISCO, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the health care professional transparency act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "health care professional transparency act". § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6511-a to read as follows: § 6511-A. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TRANSPARENCY. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "ADVERTISEMENT" MEANS ANY COMMUNICATION OR STATEMENT, WHETHER PRINTED, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL, THAT NAMES THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER IN RELATION TO HIS OR HER PRACTICE, PROFESSION, OR INSTITUTION IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL IS EMPLOYED, VOLUNTEERS OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES. ADVERTISEMENT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEAD, PATIENT BROCHURES, E-MAIL, INTERNET, AUDIO AND VIDEO AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION OR STATEMENT USED IN THE COURSE OF BUSINESS. B. "DECEPTIVE" OR "MISLEADING" MEANS, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY ADVERTISEMENT OR AFFIRMATIVE COMMUNICATION OR REPRESENTATION THAT MISSTATES, FALSELY DESCRIBES, HOLDS OUT OR FALSELY DETAILS THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER'S PROFESSION, SKILLS, TRAINING, EXPERTISE, EDUCATION, BOARD CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE. C. "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS LICENSED, CERTI- FIED OR REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND WHO PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES SUCH AS PROVIDING DIRECT CLINICAL SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HEALTH AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH OF A PATIENT. 2. ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS. A. AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT NAMES A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER MUST SPECIFY THE TITLE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2017-S5870A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6511-a, amd §§6509 & 6530, Ed L
2017-S5870A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5870A SPONSOR: GRIFFO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the health care professional transparency act PURPOSE: To ensure appropriate identification of all health professionals in their one on one interaction with patients and in their advertisements to the public. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill creates a new section 6511-a of the Education Law in relation to Health Care professional transparency to require that an advertise- ment for health care services that names a health care practitioner must identify the type of license by that health care professional and requires that advertisements shall be free from any and all deceptive or misleading information.
2017-S5870A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5870--A Cal. No. 1114 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AVELLA, DeFRANCISCO, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Educa- tion in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the health care professional transparency act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "health care professional transparency act". § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6511-a to read as follows: § 6511-A. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TRANSPARENCY. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "ADVERTISEMENT" MEANS ANY COMMUNICATION OR STATEMENT, WHETHER PRINTED, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL, THAT NAMES THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER IN RELATION TO HIS OR HER PRACTICE, PROFESSION, OR INSTITUTION IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL IS EMPLOYED, VOLUNTEERS OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES. ADVERTISEMENT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEAD, PATIENT BROCHURES, E-MAIL, INTERNET, AUDIO AND VIDEO AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION OR STATEMENT USED IN THE COURSE OF BUSINESS. B. "DECEPTIVE" OR "MISLEADING" MEANS, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY ADVERTISEMENT OR AFFIRMATIVE COMMUNICATION OR REPRESENTATION THAT MISSTATES, FALSELY DESCRIBES, HOLDS OUT OR FALSELY DETAILS THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER'S PROFESSION, SKILLS, TRAINING, EXPERTISE, EDUCATION, BOARD CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE. C. "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS LICENSED, CERTI- FIED OR REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND WHO PROVIDES HEALTH CARE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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