Assembly Bill A276A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent

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2023-A276 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2305, 17 & 18, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6702
2011-2012: A343
2013-2014: A497
2015-2016: A1528
2017-2018: A2469
2019-2020: A973
2021-2022: A822

2023-A276 - Summary

Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent.

2023-A276 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    276
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, L. ROSENTHAL, STECK, BRONSON,
   FAHY, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, HEVESI, JACOBSON, JACKSON, SEAWRIGHT,  KELLES  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing  medical
   care to minors for sexually transmitted diseases without a parent's or
   guardian's consent
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2305 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
 ter  878 of the laws of 1980, the section heading and subdivisions 1 and
 2 as amended by section 35 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of  2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 2305. Sexually transmitted diseases; CARE AND treatment [by licensed
 physician  or  staff physician of a hospital; prescriptions]; CONSENT BY
 MINORS. 1. No person, other than a [licensed physician, or, in a  hospi-
 tal,  a staff physician] HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER, shall diagnose, treat
 or prescribe for a person who is infected with  a  sexually  transmitted
 disease,  or who has been exposed to infection with a sexually transmit-
 ted disease, or dispense or sell a drug,  medicine  or  remedy  for  the
 treatment  of  such  person  except  on prescription of a [duly licensed
 physician] HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER.
   2. (A) A [licensed physician, or in a hospital,  a  staff  physician,]
 HEALTH  CARE PRACTITIONER may diagnose, treat or prescribe TREATMENT FOR
 A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE for a person under the  age  of  [twenty-
 one]  EIGHTEEN  years without the consent or knowledge of the parents or
 [guardian] GUARDIANS of said person, where such person is infected  with
 a  sexually transmitted disease, or has been exposed to infection with a
 sexually transmitted disease.
   (B) A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER MAY PROVIDE HEALTH CARE RELATED TO  THE
 PREVENTION  OF A SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASE, INCLUDING ADMINISTERING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02224-01-3
              

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2023-A276A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2305, 17 & 18, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6702
2011-2012: A343
2013-2014: A497
2015-2016: A1528
2017-2018: A2469
2019-2020: A973
2021-2022: A822

2023-A276A - Summary

Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent.

2023-A276A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  276--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, L. ROSENTHAL, STECK, BRONSON,
   FAHY, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, HEVESI, JACOBSON, JACKSON, SEAWRIGHT,  KELLES  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing medical
   care to minors for sexually transmitted diseases without a parent's or
   guardian's consent
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2305 of the public health law, as amended by chap-
 ter 878 of the laws of 1980, the section heading and subdivisions 1  and
 2  as amended by section 35 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 2305. Sexually transmitted diseases; CARE AND treatment by  licensed
 physician  or  staff  physician of a hospital; prescriptions; CONSENT BY
 MINORS. 1. No person, other than a licensed physician, or, in  a  hospi-
 tal,  a staff physician, shall diagnose, treat or prescribe for a person
 who is infected with a sexually transmitted disease,  or  who  has  been
 exposed to infection with a sexually transmitted disease, or dispense or
 sell  a drug, medicine or remedy for the treatment of such person except
 on prescription of a duly licensed physician.
   2. (A) A licensed physician, or in a hospital, a staff physician,  may
 diagnose,  treat  or  prescribe  TREATMENT  FOR  A  SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
 DISEASE for a person under the age of [twenty-one] EIGHTEEN years  with-
 out  the  consent or knowledge of the parents or [guardian] GUARDIANS of
 said person, where such person is infected with a  sexually  transmitted
 disease,  or  has  been exposed to infection with a sexually transmitted
 disease.
   (B) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, OR IN A HOSPITAL,  A  STAFF  PHYSICIAN,  MAY
 PROVIDE  HEALTH CARE RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF A SEXUALLY TRANSMISSI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02224-02-3
              

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multi-Sponsors

2023-A276B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2305, 17 & 18, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6702
2011-2012: A343
2013-2014: A497
2015-2016: A1528
2017-2018: A2469
2019-2020: A973
2021-2022: A822

2023-A276B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent.

2023-A276B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  276--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, L. ROSENTHAL, STECK, BRONSON,
   FAHY, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, HEVESI,  JACOBSON,  JACKSON,  SEAWRIGHT,  KELLES,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing medical
   care to minors for sexually transmitted diseases without a parent's or
   guardian's consent
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2305 of the public health law, as amended by chap-
 ter 878 of the laws of 1980, the section heading and subdivisions 1  and
 2  as amended by section 35 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 2305. Sexually transmitted diseases; CARE AND treatment by  licensed
 physician  or  staff physician of a hospital, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, NURSE
 PRACTITIONER, LICENSED MIDWIFE; prescriptions; CONSENT BY MINORS. 1.  No
 person,  other  than  a  licensed  physician, or, in a hospital, a staff
 physician, OR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT,  NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  OR  LICENSED
 MIDWIFE  ACTING  WITHIN  THEIR LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, shall diagnose,
 treat or prescribe for a person who is infected with a  sexually  trans-
 mitted  disease,  or  who  has been exposed to infection with a sexually
 transmitted disease, or dispense or sell a drug, medicine or remedy  for
 the  treatment  of such person except on prescription of a duly licensed
 physician.
   2. (A) A licensed physician, or in a hospital, a staff physician, OR A
 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  OR  LICENSED  MIDWIFE  ACTING
 WITHIN  THEIR LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, may diagnose, treat or prescribe
 TREATMENT FOR A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE for a person under the  age
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02224-07-3
              

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