Assembly Bill A1676

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to notify patients upon the revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a license for medical misconduct

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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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2013-A1676 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A576
2011-2012: A94
2015-2016: A1663
2017-2018: A134
2019-2020: A128
2021-2022: A1119

2013-A1676 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to notify certain patients of record of a physician upon the revocation, annulment, suspension, or surrender of a physician's license for medical misconduct which is not of a minor or technical nature; provides for necessary access to records and for promulgation of rules and regulations.

2013-A1676 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1676

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to notice to patient,
  in  the  event  of revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a
  medical license following professional  medical  conduct  disciplinary
  proceedings

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. UPON THE REVOCATION,  ANNULMENT,  SUSPENSION  OR  SURRENDER  OF  A
MEDICAL  LICENSE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION  FOR PROFES-
SIONAL MISCONDUCT THAT IS NOT  OF  A  MINOR  OR  TECHNICAL  NATURE,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL NOTIFY THE PATIENTS OF RECORD OF THE LICENSEE OF THE
FACT OF SUCH REVOCATION, ANNULMENT, SUSPENSION OR SURRENDER. SUCH NOTICE
SHALL BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO  ALL  PATIENTS  WHO  HAVE  RECEIVED
MEDICAL  SERVICES FROM THE LICENSEE WITHIN THE YEAR PRECEDING SUCH REVO-
CATION, ANNULMENT, SUSPENSION OR SURRENDER.  SUCH NOTICE SHALL  BE  SENT
TO  ALL  PATIENTS  WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE DATE OF SUCH FINAL
ORDER TO REVOKE, ANNUL OR SUSPEND A  LICENSEE'S  LICENSE,  OR  UPON  THE
SURRENDER  OF  A LICENSEE'S LICENSE, FOR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT THAT IS
NOT OF A MINOR OR TECHNICAL NATURE.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE  ACCESS
TO  ANY  RECORDS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AS
MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health is
authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary  to  imple-
ment this act on or before its effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03306-01-3

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