New York S 8335: Relates to enhancing the ability of the department of health to investigate, discipline, and monitor licensed physicians, physician assistants, and specialist assistants

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S08335 Summary:

BILL NOS08335A

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSRHINCHEY

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Amd §§6530, 6502 & 6524, Ed L; amd §§206, 230 & 2803-e, Pub Health L

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Enhances the ability of the department of health to investigate, discipline, and monitor licensed physicians, physician assistants, and specialist assistants.

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BILL NOS08335A

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06/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

07/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

07/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 8335A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8335--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recom-
 mitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
 to enhancing the ability of the department of health to investigate,
 discipline, and monitor licensed physicians, physician assistants, and
 specialist assistants

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 9 and subdivisions
 2 20, 28 and 31 of section 6530 of the education law, as added by chapter
 3 606 of the laws of 1991, are amended and two new subdivisions 52 and 53
 4 are added to read as follows:
 5 (a) [Being] Has pleaded or been found guilty or convicted of commit-
 6 ting an act constituting a crime under:
 7 (i) New York state law or,
 8 (ii) federal law or,
 9 (iii) the law of another jurisdiction and which, if committed within
 10 this state, would have constituted a crime under New York state law;
 11 (c) Having been found guilty in an adjudicatory proceeding of violat-
 12 ing a state or federal statute or regulation, pursuant to a final deci-
 13 sion or determination, and when no appeal is pending, or after the
 14 resolution of [the] a proceeding or a complaint alleging a violation of
 15 a state or federal statute or regulation by stipulation or agreement,
 16 and when the violation would constitute professional misconduct pursuant
 17 to this section;
 18 20. Conduct [in the practice of medicine] which evidences moral unfit-
 19 ness to practice medicine;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13290-02-6

 S. 8335--A 2

 1 28. Failing to respond within [thirty] ten days to written communi-
 2 cations from the department of health and to make available any relevant
 3 records with respect to an inquiry or complaint about the licensee's
 4 professional misconduct. The period of [thirty] ten days shall commence
 5 on the date when such communication was delivered personally to the
 6 licensee. If the communication is sent from the department of health by
 7 registered or certified mail, with return receipt requested, to the
 8 address appearing in the last registration, the period of [thirty] ten
 9 days shall commence on the date of delivery to the licensee, as indi-
 10 cated by the return receipt;
 11 31. Willfully harassing, abusing, or intimidating a patient [either]
 12 or a patient's caregiver or surrogate physically or verbally;
 13 52. Except for good cause shown, failing to notify the department of
 14 health within ten calendar days of having been charged with a crime in
 15 any jurisdiction or of any event meeting the definitions of professional
 16 misconduct set forth in subdivision nine of this section.
 17 53. Oral or written communications or physical behavior of a sexual
 18 nature in the practice of medicine that has no legitimate medical
 19 purpose and/or that exploits the current or former practitioner-patient
 20 relationship in a sexual way. This behavior may occur in person or
 21 virtually and may include expressions of thoughts and feelings