Bill Text: NY A03290 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital disclosure of services provided outside of the United States

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-26 - referred to health [A03290 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03290-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3290
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 26, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. EDDINGTON, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Health
       AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital disclo-
         sure of services provided outside of the United States
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
    2  2803-s to read as follows:
    3    S 2803-S. DISCLOSURE OF SERVICES PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE UNITED  STATES.
    4  1.  EVERY  HOSPITAL OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL
    5  DISCLOSE TO EACH OF ITS PATIENTS, INFORMATION SETTING FORTH EACH  HOSPI-
    6  TAL SERVICE AND HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDED BY SUCH HOSPITAL THAT IS
    7  PERFORMED  OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES BY ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION
    8  OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE IN CLEAR AND CONCISE
    9  LANGUAGE AND BE READILY COMPREHENSIBLE.
   10    2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE A  HOSPITAL  FROM  PROVIDING
   11  THE  DISCLOSURE  REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SECTION  AS  AN  ADDENDUM TO, OR IN
   12  CONNECTION WITH, ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE  PROVIDED  BY  ANY
   13  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
   14    3.  NO  CAUSE  OF  ACTION  OF WHATEVER NATURE OR KIND ARISING OUT OF A
   15  FAILURE TO GIVE OR RECEIVE THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL
   16  ACCRUE TO ANY PERSON AGAINST ANY HOSPITAL PROVIDING HOSPITAL OR  HEALTH-
   17  RELATED SERVICES.
   18    4.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  THE  TERMS "HOSPITAL", "HOSPITAL
   19  SERVICE" AND "HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE" SHALL HAVE THE  SAME  MEANINGS  AS
   20  SUCH  TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE  AND  FOUR  OF  SECTION
   21  TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   23  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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