New York S 4254: Requires information made public by the state board of professional medical conduct and health information to be published in the 8 most spoken languages

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S04254 Summary:

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Requires information made public by the state board of professional medical conduct and health information required to be made public by the department of health to be disseminated in both written and electronic form in the 8 languages that are most spoken in the state.

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4254

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to information
 disseminated to the public by the state board of professional medical
 conduct and by the department of health relating to health information

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

 1 Section 1. Section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
 3 20. All information, findings, conclusions and determinations which
 4 are authorized or required to be disclosed to the public shall be
 5 published in both written and electronic form in the eight languages
 6 which are most spoken in this state.
 7 § 2. Section 2997-a of the public health law, as added by chapter 542
 8 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
 9 § 2997-a. Public access. 1. Nothing in this title shall abridge public
 10 access to information currently available or permitted by any other
 11 provision or rule of law. Nothing in this title shall not authorize the
 12 disclosure of otherwise confidential information, except pursuant to the
 13 express terms of this title.
 14 2. All information made available to the public pursuant to this title
 15 shall be provided in both written and electronic form in the eight
 16 languages which are most spoken in this state.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 18 it shall have became a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 19 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 20 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 21 completed on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07960-01-5

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