NY S07854

Adds a new subdivision to Public Health Law Section 230 prohibiting the Board for Professional Medical Conduct and the Office of Professional Medical Conduct from identifying, charging, or investigating complaints based solely on a licensee's recommendation or provision of non-universally accepted treatment modalities.

Specifically includes varying treatment modalities for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as examples of treatments that cannot trigger misconduct investigations on that basis alone.

Applies to physicians, physician's assistants, and specialist's assistants who act in accordance with Education Law Section 6527, paragraph E when recommending or providing treatment that effectively treats disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition.

Clarifies that prohibiting misconduct charges for non-universally accepted treatments does not exempt licensees from other applicable professional requirements.

Takes effect immediately upon enactment.