Assembly Actions -
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Feb 28, 2024 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8666
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 50th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
2023-S8666 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8560
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §18-c, Pub Health L
2023-S8666 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8666 SPONSOR: MANNION TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health care professionals to ask patients if they have a disability that requires accommodation under The Americans with Disabilities Act PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to require health care professionals to include questions related to the Americans with Disabilities Act on such professionals' intake forms. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill would require that patient intake forms include specific questions about the patient's disability and any requested reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act; however, a patient would not be required to answer these questions if they do not wish to do so.
2023-S8666 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8666 I N S E N A T E February 28, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health care professionals to ask patients if they have a disability that requires accommodation under The Americans with Disabilities Act 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-c to read as follows: § 18-C. PATIENT INFORMATION FORMS. 1. EACH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSED, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCA- TION LAW SHALL INCLUDE ON THEIR PATIENT INTAKE FORMS THE FOLLOWING QUES- TIONS: (A) DOES THE PATIENT HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES ACCOMMODATION UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT? (B) IF SO, WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE PATIENT'S DISABILITY? (C) IS THE PATIENT REQUESTING A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, AND, IF SO, WHAT IS THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTED? 2. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL REQUIRE A PATIENT TO ANSWER THE INQUIRIES ABOUT A DISABILITY IF THEY WISH NOT TO DO SO. 3. EACH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSED, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL ENTERING INTO PRACTICE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL COMMENCES PRACTICE IN THIS STATE. A GROUP PRAC- TICE MAY PROVIDE SUCH NOTICE FOR ALL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE GROUP PRACTICE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13332-01-3
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