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NY S04698

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/8/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kemp Hannon

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Public Health Law section 2805-m to prohibit discovery of testimony from persons attending quality assurance and peer review committee meetings, except for statements made by parties to actions where the subject matter was reviewed at such meetings

  • Amends Education Law section 6527 to extend the same testimony discovery prohibition to medical and dental malpractice prevention program meetings and incident reporting investigations under Mental Hygiene Law section 29.29

  • Adds a new subdivision 50 to Education Law section 6530 to classify failure to cooperate and participate in good faith in quality assurance, incident reporting, and peer review programs as professional misconduct

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Prohibits the disclosure and discovery of the testimony of a party to a health care quality assurance or peer review proceeding; further adds the failure to cooperate and participate in the quality assurance, reporting, activities, requirements and procedures covered under such discovery to the definition of professional misconduct.

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules6/17/2016
Health1/6/2016
Rules6/25/2015
Health4/8/2015

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