Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 07, 2020 |
signed chap.203 |
Sep 25, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 23, 2020 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.485 substituted for s6678a |
Jul 21, 2020 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 20, 2020 |
advanced to third reading cal.403 |
Feb 11, 2020 |
reported |
Feb 05, 2020 |
print number 7991a |
Feb 05, 2020 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
May 30, 2019 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7991A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMOTAS
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Dan Quart
Nader Sayegh
Walter T. Mosley
Angelo J. Morinello
2019-A7991 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6678
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §230, Pub Health L
2019-A7991 - Summary
Requires the office of professional medical conduct to post on its website information on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault; requires physicians' practice settings to post signage directing their patients to the office of professional medical conduct's website for information about their rights and how to report professional misconduct.
2019-A7991 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7991 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to posting informa- tion on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: (H) THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE INFORMATION ON PATIENTS' RIGHTS AND REPORTING OPTIONS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION REGARDING PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT, WHICH SHALL SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE INFORMATION ON REPORTING INSTANCES OF MISCONDUCT INVOLVING SEXU- AL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT. ALL DOCTOR'S OFFICES SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST SIGNAGE, VISIBLE TO THEIR PATIENTS, DIRECTING SUCH PATIENTS TO THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT'S WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO REPORT PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13002-02-9
co-Sponsors
Dan Quart
Nader Sayegh
Walter T. Mosley
Angelo J. Morinello
2019-A7991A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6678
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §230, Pub Health L
2019-A7991A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the office of professional medical conduct to post on its website information on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault; requires physicians' practice settings to post signage directing their patients to the office of professional medical conduct's website for information about their rights and how to report professional misconduct.
2019-A7991A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7991--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, QUART, SAYEGH, MOSLEY, MORINELLO, ASHBY, L. ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to posting informa- tion on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: (H) THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE INFORMATION ON PATIENTS' RIGHTS AND REPORTING OPTIONS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION REGARDING PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT, WHICH SHALL SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE INFORMATION ON REPORTING INSTANCES OF MISCONDUCT INVOLVING SEXU- AL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT. ALL PHYSICIANS' PRACTICE SETTINGS SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST SIGNAGE, VISIBLE TO THEIR PATIENTS, DIRECTING SUCH PATIENTS TO THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT'S WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO REPORT PROFESSIONAL MISCON- DUCT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13002-03-0
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