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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 20, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT, WEISENBERG, BUCHWALD, McDONOUGH,
  SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, HEASTIE,  LUPINACCI,
  SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the reporting of
  the results clinical laboratory services performed at the request of a
  qualified health care practitioner

  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
576-d to read as follows:
  S 576-D. REPORTING OF CLINICAL LABORATORY RESULTS AND FINDINGS.    THE
RESULTS  AND FINDINGS OF ANY CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICE, REQUESTED BY A
QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, MAY ONLY BE REPORTED BY THE  LABORA-
TORY  PERFORMING SUCH SERVICE TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL MAKING THE
REQUEST FOR THE LABORATORY SERVICE, HIS OR HER  AGENTS  OR  HIS  OR  HER
DESIGNATED  EMPLOYEES.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH FINDINGS AND RESULTS
SHALL BE REPORTED, AT ANY TIME TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO  WHOM  THE  CLINICAL
LABORATORY  SERVICES RELATE OR WERE PERFORMED UPON, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
OF THE INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTED TO THE CLINICAL LABORATORY OR THE  QUALIFIED
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




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