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NY A02205
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Requires physicians convicted of sexual offenses or found civilly liable for sexual offenses against patients to provide courts with a list of all medical practices, hospitals, and healthcare facilities where they have worked
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Mandates that healthcare facilities notify all current and former patients of the physician via certified mail and email, disclosing the physician's name, license number, conviction or civil liability details, and penalties imposed
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Requires the state medical licensing board to create a standardized disclosure form and make it available on its website for healthcare facilities to use
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Imposes a $20,000 fine for each 30-day period that medical practices or hospitals fail to send required disclosures to patients
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Directs the Department of Education and Department of Health to locate patient records and send disclosures when courts cannot contact a physician's affiliated healthcare facilities
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Requires disclosure of both criminal sexual offense convictions and civil liability judgments against physicians to patients when such sexual offenses were committed against patients.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026