STATE OF NEW YORK
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7846
IN SENATE
January 3, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- 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 access to physical
copies of patient information by qualified persons
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 18 of the public
2 health law, as amended by chapter 576 of the laws of 1998, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 (d) Subject to the provisions of subdivision three of this section,
5 upon the written request of any qualified person, a health care provider
6 shall furnish to such person, within a reasonable time, a copy of any
7 patient information requested, and original mammograms requested, which
8 the person is authorized to inspect pursuant to this subdivision. A
9 qualified person may request a physical copy of any patient information
10 requested pursuant to this section.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02295-01-3
