Directs the commissioner of health to notify certain patients of record of a physician upon the revocation, annulment, suspension, or surrender of a physician's license for medical misconduct which is not of a minor or technical nature; provides for necessary access to records and for promulgation of rules and regulations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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654
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 12, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- 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 notice to patient,
in the event of revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a
medical license following professional medical conduct disciplinary
proceedings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
3 20. Upon the revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender of a
4 medical license pursuant to the provisions of this section for profes-
5 sional misconduct that is not of a minor or technical nature, the
6 commissioner shall notify the patients of record of the licensee of the
7 fact of such revocation, annulment, suspension or surrender. Such notice
8 shall be sent by first class mail to all patients who have received
9 medical services from the licensee within the year preceding such revo-
10 cation, annulment, suspension or surrender. Such notice shall be sent
11 to all patients within thirty days of the issuance date of such final
12 order to revoke, annul or suspend a licensee's license, or upon the
13 surrender of a licensee's license, for professional misconduct that is
14 not of a minor or technical nature. The commissioner shall have access
15 to any records necessary to effectuate the provisions of this subdivi-
16 sion. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as
17 may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this subdivision.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
19 it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health is
20 authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to imple-
21 ment this act on or before its effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00625-01-9
