Assembly Bill A10504

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to protecting addiction service providers from liability during a public health emergency

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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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2019-A10504 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8391
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3080 - 3082, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3677

2019-A10504 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Protects addiction service providers from liability during a public health emergency.

2019-A10504 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10504
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. L. Rosen-
   thal) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  protecting
   addiction  service  providers  from  liability  during a public health
   emergency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3080 of the public health law, as added by section
 1 of part GGG of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   §  3080. Declaration of purpose. A public health emergency that occurs
 on a statewide basis requires an enormous response from state and feder-
 al and local governments working in  concert  with  private  and  public
 health  care  providers in the community. The furnishing of treatment of
 patients during such a public health emergency  is  a  matter  of  vital
 state  concern  affecting  the  public health, safety and welfare of all
 citizens. It is the purpose  of  this  article  to  promote  the  public
 health,  safety  and  welfare  of all citizens by broadly protecting the
 health care facilities [and], health care  professionals  AND  ADDICTION
 SERVICE  PROVIDERS  in  this  state  from liability that may result from
 treatment of individuals with COVID-19 under conditions  resulting  from
 circumstances associated with the public health emergency.
   §  2. Section 3081 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. THE TERM "ADDICTION SERVICE PROVIDER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  HEALTH  CARE
 PROFESSIONAL  WHO IS LICENSED TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE
 USE SERVICES BY THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.
   § 3. Section 3082 of the public health law, as added by section  1  of
 part  GGG  of  chapter  56  of  the  laws of 2020, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 3082. Limitation of liability. 1. Notwithstanding  any  law  to  the
 contrary,  except  as  provided  in subdivision two of this section, any
 health care facility [or], health care professional OR ADDICTION SERVICE
 PROVIDER shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal,  for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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