What's happening
This bill requires the health commissioner to notify patients when a doctor's license is revoked, annulled, suspended, or surrendered for significant professional misconduct.
Why it matters
Direct patient notification. Patients who have seen a doctor in the past year will be directly notified if that doctor's medical license is revoked, suspended, annulled, or surrendered for serious professional misconduct, ensuring they are quickly made aware of potential risks to their ongoing care.
Timely communication. The law requires that notifications be sent within 30 days of the disciplinary action, reducing the chance of patients unknowingly relying on providers who are no longer authorized to practice.
Access to patient records for public health. The health commissioner is granted authority to access necessary patient records solely for the purpose of issuing these notifications, balancing patient privacy with the need for public protection.
Clearer patient protection standards. By excluding minor or technical violations, the bill focuses notification on serious cases, helping patients identify when there is a significant risk to their care due to a provider's misconduct.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
128
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to notice to patient, in the event of revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a medical license following professional medical conduct disciplinary proceedings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
20. Upon the revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a medical license pursuant to the provisions of this section for professional misconduct that is not of a minor or technical nature, the commissioner shall notify the patients of record of the licensee of the fact of such revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender. Such notice shall be sent by first class mail to all patients who have received medical services from the licensee within the year preceding such revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender. Such notice shall be sent to all patients within thirty days of the issuance date of such final order to revoke, annul or suspend a licensee's license, or upon the surrender of a licensee's license, for professional misconduct that is not of a minor or technical nature. The commissioner shall have access to any records necessary to effectuate the provisions of this subdivision. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement this act on or before its effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01954-01-9
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