Allows attending physicians to admit persons arriving at the hospital for emergency treatment when such attending physician deems this necessary for care.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1381
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, ERRIGO, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to admission of
patients in need of emergency medical care
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2805-b of the public health law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
3 4-a. No attending physician shall be prevented from admitting to a
4 general hospital, as a patient, any person arriving at the hospital for
5 emergency treatment if such attending physician determines that admit-
6 tance of such person is required for care.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
8 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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