Senate Bill S1209

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the time to commence certain medical malpractice actions

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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-S1209 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1124
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §214-a, CPLR; amd §2805-l, add §§2827 & 2828, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5558, A10592
2011-2012: S1098, A3913
2013-2014: S2627, A1926
2017-2018: S3253, A6025
2019-2020: S4501, A6903
2021-2022: S5038
2023-2024: S6192

2015-S1209 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the time to commence certain medical malpractice actions; provides that actions related to acts or omissions of hospitals where an incident report is required to be filed may be filed within one year of the required filing.

2015-S1209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1209

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules and the  public  health
  law, in relation to the time to commence certain malpractice actions

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

  Section 1. Section 214-a of the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  as
amended  by  chapter  485  of  the  laws  of 1986, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 214-a. Action for medical, dental or  podiatric  malpractice  to  be
commenced  within  two  years and six months; exceptions.  (A) An action
for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice must  be  commenced  within
two  years  and six months of the act, omission or failure complained of
or last treatment where there  is  continuous  treatment  for  the  same
illness,  injury  or condition which gave rise to the said act, omission
or failure[; provided, however, that where].
  (B) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, AN ACTION FOR
MEDICAL, DENTAL OR PODIATRIC MALPRACTICE NEED NOT  BE  COMMENCED  WITHIN
TWO  YEARS  AND SIX MONTHS OF THE ACT, OMISSION OR FAILURE COMPLAINED OF
OR LAST TREATMENT WHERE THERE  IS  CONTINUOUS  TREATMENT  FOR  THE  SAME
ILLNESS,  INJURY  OR CONDITION WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE SAID ACT, OMISSION
OR FAILURE, IF THE DEFENDANT IS A HOSPITAL AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN
OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH  LAW,  AND  HAS
FAILED  TO  FILE  AN INCIDENT REPORT AS REQUIRED BY SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED FIVE-L OF SUCH LAW IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENT THAT  IS  THE
SUBJECT  OF  THE  MALPRACTICE  ACTION.  IN  SUCH CASE, THE ACTION MAY BE
COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF THE REQUIRED FILING.
  (2) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS  SECTION,  AN  ACTION  FOR
MEDICAL,  DENTAL  OR  PODIATRIC MALPRACTICE NEED NOT BE COMMENCED WITHIN
TWO YEARS AND SIX MONTHS OF THE ACT, OMISSION OR FAILURE  COMPLAINED  OF
OR  LAST  TREATMENT  WHERE  THERE  IS  CONTINUOUS TREATMENT FOR THE SAME

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06584-01-5
              

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