Assembly Bill A4489

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals

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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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2015-A4489 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S105
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §23, Pub Health L; amd §§6509 & 6530, Ed L; amd §§740 & 741, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6665
2011-2012: A5891, S6795
2013-2014: A4440, S2397
2017-2018: A3079, S112
2019-2020: A1192, S596
2021-2022: A306, S794
2023-2024: A4863, S3228

2015-A4489 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting, planning the torture or improper treatment of a prisoner; requires health care professionals to report torture and improper treatment.

2015-A4489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4489

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, RIVERA, SCHIMEL, GLICK, CLARK,
  ROBINSON,  PAULIN,  HOOPER,  JAFFEE, LIFTON, COOK, PERRY, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  O'DONNELL, ARROYO, MARKEY, TITONE, ROSENTHAL, KAVANAGH, HEVESI,  BRON-
  SON,  FAHY, MOSLEY, WEPRIN, OTIS, ROBERTS, STECK, PICHARDO, SEPULVEDA,
  AUBRY, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of  A.  BRENNAN,  DINOWITZ,
  FARRELL,  GALEF,  HEASTIE,  LUPARDO,  McDONALD, NOLAN, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  PRETLOW, SCARBOROUGH, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Education

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, the education law and the labor
  law, in relation to prohibiting participation in torture and  improper
  treatment of prisoners by health care professionals

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

  Section 1. Legislative policy and intent. This  legislation  is  based
on, and is intended to give effect to, international treaties and stand-
ards;  federal, state and local law; and professional standards relating
to torture, improper treatment of prisoners, and related matters. It  is
guided  by  two basic principles: (1) health care professionals shall be
dedicated to  providing  the  highest  standard  of  health  care,  with
compassion and respect for human dignity and rights; and (2) torture and
improper  treatment  of  prisoners  are  wrong and inconsistent with the
practice of the health care professions. The legislature finds that  the
conduct  prohibited  by  this  act  violates the ethical and legal obli-
gations of licensed health care professionals.   This  legislation  will
further  protect  the  professionalism of New York state licensed health
care professionals by authorizing  and  obligating  them  to  refuse  to
participate  in  torture  and  improper treatment of prisoners, which in
turn will protect the life and health of the people  of  the  state  and
those with whom New York licensed health care professionals interact.  A
health  care  professional who comes to the aid of a prisoner should not
be presumed to be in violation when she or he is fulfilling the  ethical

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01945-01-5
              

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