What's happening
This bill requires clinical laboratories to send test results only to the requesting health care professional and, upon written request, to the patient.
Why it matters
Strengthens patient privacy. by ensuring that clinical laboratory results are only sent directly to the requesting health care professional, reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosure or accidental sharing of sensitive medical information.
Empowers patients. by granting them the explicit right to access their own laboratory results, but only if they make a written request, reinforcing patient autonomy over their personal health data.
Limits automatic distribution. of lab results to third parties or other health care providers unless they are designated agents or employees of the requesting professional, which may help reduce confusion or miscommunication about test findings.
May impact workflows. for both clinical labs and providers, requiring them to establish clear processes for handling patient requests and ensuring compliance with the new reporting requirements.
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Give Patients Lab Results
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Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6116
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 23, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, BUCHWALD, McDONOUGH, SKOUFIS, CAHILL, COOK, JENNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, LUPINAC- CI, 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 576-d to read as follows:
§ 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, shall only be reported by the laboratory 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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03887-01-7
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