Senate Bill S7902

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring reporting of certain medical conditions to the department of health and the department of motor vehicles

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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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Bill Amendments

2017-S7902 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 20-B §§2020 - 2023, Pub Health L; amd §510, V & T L

2017-S7902 - Summary

Requires the reporting of certain medical conditions to the department of health and the department of motor vehicles.

2017-S7902 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7902 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7902
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- 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 vehicle and  traffic  law,
   in  relation  to  requiring reporting of certain medical conditions to
   the department of health and the department of motor vehicles

   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 article
 20-B to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 20-B
                      REPORTING OF IMPAIRING AILMENTS
 SECTION 2020. DEFINITIONS.
         2021. PHYSICIANS AND FACILITIES; DUTY TO REPORT.
         2022. CONTENTS OF REPORT.
         2023. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
   § 2020. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "FACILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE  AGENCY,  DEPART-
 MENT, INSTITUTION, CLINIC,  LABORATORY, HOSPITAL, NURSING CARE FACILITY,
 HEALTH  MAINTENANCE  ORGANIZATION,  ASSOCIATION  OR OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY
 THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE.
   2. "IMPAIRING AILMENT" SHALL MEAN ANY CHRONIC,  RECURRING  AILMENT  OR
 DISEASE THAT CAUSES SUDDEN IMPAIRMENT WITHOUT NOTICE.
   § 2021. PHYSICIANS AND FACILITIES; DUTY TO REPORT. AN ATTENDING PHYSI-
 CIAN  OR  A PERSON  REPRESENTING OR EMPLOYED BY A FACILITY AS DEFINED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT THE EXISTENCE OF AN IMPAIRING  AILMENT  TO
 THE  DEPARTMENT  AND THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN THE PHYSICIAN
 OR OTHER PERSON DIAGNOSES OR CONFIRMS  THE  PRESENCE  OF  THE  IMPAIRING
 AILMENT.
   §  2022.  CONTENTS  OF  REPORT. THE REPORT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE OF THIS  ARTICLE SHALL BE  DESIGNATED  AN  IMPAIRING
 AILMENT  REPORT  AND  SHALL  CONTAIN INFORMATION WHICH THE  COMMISSIONER
 ESTABLISHES AS NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THE PATIENT SUFFERING THE IMPAIRING
 AILMENT AND INVESTIGATE THE  OCCURRENCE,  FREQUENCY,  INCIDENCE,  CAUSE,
 EFFECT  AND  PROGNOSIS  OF  THE IMPAIRING AILMENT. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S7902A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 20-B §§2020 - 2023, Pub Health L; amd §510, V & T L

2017-S7902A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the reporting of certain medical conditions to the department of health and the department of motor vehicles.

2017-S7902A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7902A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7902--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law and the vehicle and traffic law,
   in relation to requiring reporting of certain  medical  conditions  to
   the department of health and the department of motor vehicles
 
   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  article
 20-B to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 20-B
                      REPORTING OF IMPAIRING AILMENTS
 SECTION 2020. DEFINITIONS.
         2021. PHYSICIANS AND FACILITIES; DUTY TO REPORT.
         2022. CONTENTS OF REPORT.
         2023. REPORTING BY MOTORIST.
         2024. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
   § 2020. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "FACILITY"  SHALL MEAN ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE AGENCY, DEPART-
 MENT, INSTITUTION, CLINIC,  LABORATORY, HOSPITAL, NURSING CARE FACILITY,
 HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION  OR  OTHER  SIMILAR  ENTITY
 THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE.
   2.  "IMPAIRING  AILMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: RECURRENT
 CONVULSIVE SEIZURES, RECURRENT PERIOD OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR  IMPAIRMENT,
 OR LOSS OR IMPAIRED OF MOTOR COORDINATION DUE TO CONDITIONS SUCH AS, BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  EPILEPSY  IN  ANY OF ITS FORMS WHICH PERSIST OR RECUR
 DESPITE MEDICAL TREATMENT.
   § 2021. PHYSICIANS AND FACILITIES; DUTY TO REPORT. AN ATTENDING PHYSI-
 CIAN OR A PERSON  REPRESENTING OR EMPLOYED BY A FACILITY AS  DEFINED  BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REPORT THE EXISTENCE OF AN IMPAIRING AILMENT TO
 THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS OF DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF AN IMPAIRING AILMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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