New York A 7897: Requires certain businesses to offer identity theft prevention and mitigation services in the case of a security breach

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A07897 Summary:

BILL NOA07897A

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SAME ASSAME AS S03193-A

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSRLevenberg

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2504-c, Pub Health L

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Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet regarding the laparoscopic power morcellation surgery technique.

Go to top A07897 Actions:

BILL NOA07897A

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04/11/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

05/12/2026amend and recommit to health

05/12/2026print number 7897a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7897--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health
 in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the
 department of health to create an informational pamphlet regarding the
 laparoscopic power morcellation surgery technique

 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 2504-c to read as follows:
 3 § 2504-c. Information concerning laparoscopic power morcellation
 4 surgery technique. 1. On or before July first, two thousand twenty-
 5 eight, the department shall develop an informative pamphlet for patients
 6 considering going through the laparoscopic power morcellation surgery
 7 technique. In developing the pamphlet, the department shall consult with
 8 state professional societies representing physicians in general, obstet-
 9 ricians and gynecologists, family practice physicians, nurse practition-
 10 ers, physician assistants and midwives. The pamphlet shall include, but
 11 not be limited to, information concerning:
 12 (a) What the laparoscopic power morcellation surgery is defined as,
 13 what the risks and benefits are, and how it is performed;
 14 (b) If applicable, a description of other relevant procedures and
 15 techniques that may be applicable to the patient such as the hystero-
 16 scopic morcellation technique;
 17 (c) The requirement of screening the patient for cancers including,
 18 but not limited to: uterine myoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) and
 19 leiomyosarcoma, prior to undergoing laparoscopic surgery;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07489-03-6

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 1 (d) Privacy expectations, including that privacy should be provided
 2 for the patient both when undressing and dressing and that a gown or a
 3 drape should be provided;
 4 (e) If laparoscopic hysterectomy, which is a surgical procedure used
 5 to remove the uterus, or myomectomy hysterectomy, which is a surgical
 6 procedure used to remove the fibroids, is recommended, then the provider
 7 shall inform the patient if power morcellation will be used and why it
 8 is the best option for this exact case;
 9 (f) An explanation of what the laparoscopic power morcellation is and
 10 what it is used for;
 11 (g) Explicitly mentioning and explaining the possibility that this
 12 procedure may spread cancer cells that have not been detected, include
 13 all the options to treat the condition, including the risks and benefits
 14 of each option;
 15 (h) That gloves should be worn by the practitioner during the proce-
 16 dure; and
 17 (i) A telephone number for the office of professional medical conduct
 18 in the department and the office of the professions in the state educa-
 19 tion department, at which a patient may report any misconduct that the
 20 patient feels may have occurred.
 21 2. The informational pamphlet shall be made available for use by prac-
 22 titioners. The informational pamphlet shall be posted as a printable
 23 file on the department's internet website and may also be made available
 24 for order as a printed deliverable on the department's internet website.
 25 3. The informationa