NY A08828

Adds three new categories of professional misconduct for physicians: sexual impropriety, physical sexual contact with patients or examinations without consent, and offering medical services in exchange for sexual favors, with mandatory license revocation and minimum $10,000 fines

Establishes a comprehensive framework of 54 specific penalties with minimum and maximum guidelines for professional misconduct violations, ranging from reprimands to license revocation, with fines typically between $1,000 and $10,000 depending on the offense

Reconfigures professional conduct committees from two physicians and one lay member to one physician and two lay members, with requirements that lay members hold doctoral degrees with medical teaching experience or master's degrees in public health

Requires medical facilities to post signage (minimum 8.5" x 11") directing patients to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct website and provide contact information via self-attestation forms including QR codes or links

Mandates that final disciplinary determinations be published on department websites within 10 days, complainants be notified of outcomes via email within 10 days, and licensees report any criminal indictments or arrests in other jurisdictions within 48 hours