Requires laboratory test results ordered by a qualified health care professional to be reported to such professional or his or her agent, and upon request to the person to whom the test related.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6116
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 23, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, BUCHWALD, McDONOUGH, SKOUFIS,
CAHILL, COOK, JENNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, LUPINAC-
CI, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the reporting of
the results clinical laboratory services performed at the request of a
qualified health care practitioner
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
2 576-d to read as follows:
3 § 576-d. Reporting of clinical laboratory results and findings. The
4 results and findings of any clinical laboratory service, requested by a
5 qualified health care professional, shall only be reported by the labo-
6 ratory performing such service to the health care professional making
7 the request for the laboratory service, his or her agents or his or her
8 designated employees. Provided, however that such findings and results
9 shall be reported, at any time to the individual to whom the clinical
10 laboratory services relate or were performed upon, upon written request
11 of the individual submitted to the clinical laboratory or the qualified
12 health care professional.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03887-01-7
