assembly Bill A4988

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to informed consent for procedures in the course of education or training

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 16, 2019 signed chap.660
Dec 10, 2019 delivered to governor
May 06, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.456
substituted for s3353
Mar 14, 2019 referred to health
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Mar 07, 2019 advanced to third reading cal.117
Mar 06, 2019 reported
Feb 06, 2019 referred to health

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May 6, 2019 - floor Vote

A4988
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floor
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Absent
1
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Floor Vote: May 6, 2019

aye (61)
excused (1)

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A4988 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3353
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §18-b, Pub Health L

A4988 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires informed consent for procedures done in the course of education or training.

A4988 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4988

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, JAFFEE, HEVESI, D'URSO,
  WOERNER,  SIMOTAS,  CRESPO, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN, FAHY, WRIGHT, WALLACE,
  SIMON, FERNANDEZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, MIKULIN, M. L. MILLER -- read once  and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to informed consent
  for procedures in the course of education or training

  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 section
18-b to read as follows:
  § 18-B. PROCEDURES IN THE COURSE OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING; CONSENT. IN
THE CASE OF ANY HEALTH CARE PROCEDURE OR EXAMINATION, THE FACT  THAT  IT
IS  PERFORMED  IN THE COURSE OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING SHALL NOT DIMINISH
THE REQUIREMENT FOR INFORMED CONSENT FOR THE PROCEDURE OR EXAMINATION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09034-01-9