Senate Bill S261

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting direct access to laboratory results

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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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2011-S261 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §576-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S3219

2011-S261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a patient who is eighteen years of age or older shall have the right to request a report of any laboratory results of tests performed on such person.

2011-S261 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   261

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, ALESI, DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, HANNON, LIBOUS
  -- 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 permitting  direct
  access to laboratory results

  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. DIRECT PATIENT ACCESS TO LABORATORY RESULTS. A PATIENT WHO IS
EIGHTEEN  YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST A REPORT
OF ANY LABORATORY RESULTS OF TESTS PERFORMED ON SUCH PERSON.  NOTHING IN
THIS SECTION SHALL AUTHORIZE A CLINICAL  LABORATORY  TO  ENGAGE  IN  THE
PRACTICE  OF  ANY HEALTH CARE PROFESSION UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCA-
TION LAW. THE REPORT ISSUED TO A PERSON PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  SHALL
CONTAIN  A  CLEAR  STATEMENT,  PRESENTED  IN  A PROMINENT MANNER, TO THE
EFFECT THAT THE REPORT SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS MEDICAL ADVICE AND IS NOT
MEANT TO REPLACE DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH A PHYSICIAN OR  OTHER  HEALTH
CARE PRACTITIONER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01669-01-1

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