Assembly Bill A9600

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to develop an informational pamphlet for patients undergoing pelvic examinations and to make the informational pamphlet available

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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-A9600 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7544
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2504-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5489, S210

2019-A9600 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to develop an informational pamphlet for patients undergoing pelvic examinations and to make the informational pamphlet available for use by medical practitioners performing pelvic examinations and requires medical practitioners performing pelvic exams to disseminate such pamphlets.

2019-A9600 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9600
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department of health to develop an informational pamphlet for patients
   undergoing  pelvic examinations and to make the informational pamphlet
   available for use by medical practitioners performing pelvic  examina-
   tions  and to require medical practitioners performing pelvic exams to
   disseminate such pamphlets
 
   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
 2504-b to read as follows:
   § 2504-B. INFORMATION CONCERNING PELVIC EXAMS. 1. ON  OR  BEFORE  JULY
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY,  THE DEPARTMENT, IN COORDINATION WITH THE
 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, THE MEDICAL SOCIETY
 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  ACADEMY  OF  FAMILY
 PHYSICIANS SHALL DEVELOP AN INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET FOR PATIENTS UNDERGO-
 ING PELVIC EXAMINATIONS THAT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO INFORMATION
 CONCERNING, THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) WHAT A PELVIC EXAM IS AND HOW IT IS PROPERLY PERFORMED;
   (B) IF APPLICABLE, A DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RELEVANT EXAMS;
   (C)  PRIVACY  EXPECTATIONS,  INCLUDING THAT PRIVACY SHOULD BE PROVIDED
 FOR THE PATIENT BOTH WHEN UNDRESSING AND DRESSING AND THAT A GOWN  OR  A
 DRAPE SHOULD BE PROVIDED;
   (D) AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT A SPECULUM IS AND HOW IT SHOULD BE PROPERLY
 USED DURING AN EXAMINATION;
   (E) THAT GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN BY THE LICENSEE DURING THE EXAMINATION;
 AND
   (F)  A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT
 AT WHICH A PATIENT MAY REPORT ANY MISCONDUCT THAT THE PATIENT FEELS  MAY
 HAVE OCCURRED.
   2. THE INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY LICENSEES PERFORMING
 PELVIC EXAMINATIONS. THE INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET SHALL  BE  POSTED  AS  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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