NY S01963

Defines "retail clinics" as healthcare facilities operating within retail spaces like pharmacies or stores, branded with a retail business name, and staffed by licensed healthcare practitioners

Limits retail clinic services to acute episodic illnesses, preventive care like immunizations, minor injuries, and eye care services—excluding ongoing treatment over multiple visits or care for patients 24 months old or younger

Requires the Commissioner of Health to establish regulations covering accreditation, physical plant standards, advertising guidelines, informed consent procedures, and record-keeping requirements

Mandates retail clinics ask patients about primary care providers, maintain lists of local primary care providers including federally qualified health centers, and decline to treat the same condition more than three times per year

Prohibits host retail businesses from influencing clinical decisions of healthcare practitioners, including prescribing recommendations, and requires the Department of Health to publish annual reports on retail clinic locations and their impact on underserved areas