NY A08286

Prohibits health professionals (physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other licensed practitioners) from knowingly participating in, facilitating, or covering up torture of incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities, jails, juvenile detention centers, and immigration detention facilities

Defines torture broadly to include intentional acts causing severe physical or mental pain for purposes such as obtaining confessions, punishment, intimidation, or discrimination, as well as cruel and unusual punishment under federal and state constitutions

Requires all health professionals and facility staff to report instances of torture to designated facility officials or the Office of the Inspector General, with confidentiality protections for reporters and prohibitions on retaliation

Mandates that correctional facilities provide visual and auditory privacy during medical encounters to ensure patient-provider confidentiality, with security staff permitted only in exceptional circumstances involving imminent safety risks

Establishes monitoring and reporting requirements through the Office of the Inspector General, including quarterly and annual public reports on torture allegations, investigations, and outcomes, plus at least 3 hours of training for new facility employees on these provisions