New York S 4903: Directs the creation of a document giving certain notice to parents and guardians of school age students who are diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition or a certain medical condition

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S04903 Summary:

BILL NOS04903B

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SAME ASSAME AS A10421-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRADDABBO, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAYER, MYRIE, RIVERA, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2500-n, Pub Health L

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Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson notification act"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS04903B

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1623

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

02/27/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

02/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 4903A

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.975

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/11/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4903B

05/29/2026PASSED SENATE

05/29/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/29/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4903--B
 Cal. No. 975

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, ADDABBO, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, MAYER, MYRIE,
 RIVERA, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
 be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Commit-
 tee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
 to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and
 ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a physi-
 cian who treats a minor patient with a medical condition to provide
 certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Shepherd
 2 Patterson notification act of 2026".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2500-n
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 2500-n. Information on education accommodations for a minor patient
 6 with a medical condition that may cause a disability. 1. On or before
 7 July first, two thousand twenty-six, the department, in consultation
 8 with the department of education, shall develop an informational elec-
 9 tronic notice and resource for practitioners to provide to the parents
 10 or guardians of a patient under the age of eighteen with a medical
 11 condition that may create a disability for the patient as defined under
 12 section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen
 13 hundred seventy-three. Such electronic notice shall indicate that such
 14 minor may be entitled to a free and appropriate public education as
 15 defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation
 16 act of nineteen hundred seventy-three, as amended, which may include
 17 accommodations for the delivery of programs and services for eligible
 18 students with disabilities. Such written information shall also state

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09303-04-6

 S. 4903--B 2

 1 that the parent, guardian, or person in a parental relationship with the
 2 patient should contact their school to discuss possible accommodations
 3 for the patient and the benefits of sharing potentially life-saving
 4 emergency medical information with school personnel.
 5 2. The department shall ensure that such electronic notice is made
 6 available through a secure electronic