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                                   9065
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2018
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 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
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 administrative  or  statutory remedies and public outreach campaigns, to
 increase self-reporting of medical conditions that may impair  a  motor-
 ist's ability to operate a motor vehicle.
   §  2.  The  study shall be completed and a report with any recommenda-
 tions, including findings and justification for the development  of  the
 professional  standard  of performance, shall be submitted to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
 the chair of the senate  transportation  committee,  the  chair  of  the
 assembly  transportation  committee,  the  chair  of  the  senate health
 committee and the chair of the assembly health committee within one year
 of the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.