BILL NO A06970
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Raia
COSPNSR Montesano, Borelli, McKevitt, Stevenson, Barclay, DiPietro, Ra,
Gabryszak, Corwin
MLTSPNSR Duprey, Lupinacci, McDonough, McLaughlin, Simanowitz, Tenney, Thiele
Amd S260, Pub Health L
Relates to the health care practitioner volunteer program; makes technical
corrections; provides for a health care practitioner volunteer to be deemed an
employee for the purposes of section 17 of the public officers law with respect
to acts within the scope of participation in the program.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6970
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 29, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the health care
practitioner volunteer program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 260 of the public health law, as
2 amended by chapter 84 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 4. [No health care practitioner volunteer shall participate in the
5 health care practitioner volunteer program established pursuant to this
6 title unless, with respect to acts and omissions that occurred or
7 allegedly occurred within the scope of his or her participation in such
8 program, he or she is covered by an adequate professional liability
9 insurance policy.] A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER VOLUNTEER SHALL BE DEEMED
10 TO BE AN "EMPLOYEE" FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION SEVENTEEN OF THE PUBLIC
11 OFFICERS LAW WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTS AND OMISSIONS THAT OCCURRED OR
12 ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION IN SUCH
13 PROGRAM.
14 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10523-01-3
