STATE OF NEW YORK
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4988
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, JAFFEE, HEVESI, D'URSO,
WOERNER, SIMOTAS, CRESPO, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN, FAHY, WRIGHT, WALLACE,
SIMON, FERNANDEZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, MIKULIN, M. L. MILLER -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to informed consent
for procedures in the course of education or training
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2 18-b to read as follows:
3 § 18-b. Procedures in the course of education or training; consent. In
4 the case of any health care procedure or examination, the fact that it
5 is performed in the course of education or training shall not diminish
6 the requirement for informed consent for the procedure or examination.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09034-01-9
