Senate Bill S9065

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes a study on licensed healthcare professionals reporting medical conditions that may impair the ability of a motorist to drive a motor vehicle

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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-S9065 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11250
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3572
2021-2022: A1618

2017-S9065 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals reporting medical conditions that may impair the ability of a motorist to drive a motor vehicle.

2017-S9065 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9065 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9065
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT authorizing and directing the department of health to  conduct  a
   study  on  physicians  and  other  licensed  healthcare  professionals
   reporting medical conditions that may impair the ability of a motorist
   to drive a motor vehicle

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The department of health, in consultation with the depart-
 ment of motor vehicles, division of state police, medical society of the
 state of New York, the nurse practitioner association of New York  state
 and  any other agencies or political subdivisions or parties with exper-
 tise it deems necessary, shall conduct a study and make  recommendations
 regarding physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals report-
 ing  medical  conditions  that  may  impair the ability of a motorist to
 drive a motor vehicle to the department  of  health  and  department  of
 motor  vehicles.  Such recommendations shall include, but not be limited
 to: (a) methods for licensed healthcare professionals to identify condi-
 tions that pose a significant risk to the  safe  operation  of  a  motor
 vehicle;  (b)  the use of uniform validated measures for determining the
 degree of impairment of the motorist; (c) a mechanism, including the use
 of existing mechanisms, for  healthcare  professionals  to  report  such
 conditions  to the department of motor vehicles while protecting patient
 confidentiality; and (d) the development of a professional  standard  of
 performance  for  physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals
 reporting conditions that may pose a significant risk to the safe opera-
 tion of a motor vehicle. The study shall  also  include  recommendations
 for  improving  and  expanding  use  of the department of motor vehicles
 medical review program regarding the reexamination of currently licensed
 motorists that may not be qualified to drive a motor vehicle  due  to  a
 chronic,  ongoing condition that may cause loss of consciousness, aware-
 ness or body control and  proper  reporting  of  accidents  in  which  a
 medical  condition contributed to causation. The report may also include
 recommendations on additional mechanisms, including  without  limitation
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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