New York A 7576: Relates to industrial development agencies

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A07576 Summary:

BILL NOA07576A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORAlvarez

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COSPNSRTaylor, Tapia, De Los Santos, Jackson, Epstein, Meeks, Reyes

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §17, add §§17-a & 17-b, Cor L

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Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for access to such medical records; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to collect data on medical incidents and response times, and to publish an annual report detailing such data.

Go to top A07576 Actions:

BILL NOA07576A

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04/01/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

04/17/2026amend and recommit to correction

04/17/2026print number 7576a

04/21/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA07576 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORRECTION Chair:Dilan 
DATE:04/21/2026AYE/NAY:9/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DilanAyeDiPietroNay

ColtonAyeDeStefanoNay

BurdickAyeBeephanNay

KellesAyeGallahanNay

CruzAye

LevenbergAye

BurroughsAye

LavineAye

PowersAye

Go to topA07576 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07576 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7576--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ALVAREZ, TAYLOR, TAPIA, DE LOS SANTOS, JACKSON,
 MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction --
 recommitted to the Committee on Correction 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 correction law, in relation to enacting the "McDow
 Watson medical transparency in correctional facilities act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "McDow Watson medical transparency in correctional facilities act".
 3 § 2. Section 17 of the correction law, as added by chapter 490 of the
 4 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 17. Notice to emergency contacts. 1. For the purposes of this
 6 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 7 (a) "Emergency contact" means an individual designated by an incarcer-
 8 ated individual to receive notifications regarding serious medical
 9 events.
 10 (b) "Serious medical event" means any of the following:
 11 (i) inpatient hospitalization;
 12 (ii) any surgery requiring general anesthesia;
 13 (iii) a life-threatening illness or injury;
 14 (iv) any condition that renders the incarcerated individual unable to
 15 communicate;
 16 (v) significant, permanent impairment or disfigurement;
 17 (vi) diagnosis of a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or
 18 less to live;
 19 (vii) transfer to a medical intensive care unit (ICU);
 20 (viii) an attempted suicide; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11320-02-6

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 1 (ix) any other medical condition that, if left untreated, could
 2 reasonably be expected to result in significant pain, disability, or
 3 death.
 4 (c) "Medical record" means any record, in any form, electronic or
 5 paper, relating to the past, present, or future physical or mental
 6 health or condition of an incarcerated individual, including, but not
 7 limited to, admission and discharge summaries, progress notes, physician
 8 orders, nursing notes, laboratory results, radiology reports, medication
 9 administration records, consultation reports, and any other documenta-
 10 tion related to the individual's medical care and treatment.
 11 2. Each correctional facility shall maintain a procedure for incarcer-
 12 ated individuals to designate and regularly update emergency contact
 13 information, including telephone, text, and secure digital messaging
 14 options. Such emergency contact information shall be readily accessib