New York S 1138: Prohibits interference with the provision of medical assistance to incarcerated individuals

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S01138 Summary:

BILL NOS01138 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05359

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRBASKIN

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-y, Exec L

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Prohibits any police officer, peace officer or employee of a correctional facility from interfering with the provision of medical assistance to an incarcerated individual.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1138

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting interfer-
 ence with the provision of medical assistance to incarcerated individ-
 uals

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-y
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 837-y. Interference with the provision of medical assistance to
 4 incarcerated individuals. 1. For the purposes of this section:
 5 (a) "police officer" means a person designated as such in subdivision
 6 thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
 7 (b) "peace officer" means a person listed in section 2.10 of the crim-
 8 inal procedure law.
 9 2. No police officer, peace officer or employee of a correctional
 10 facility, as defined in section two of the correction law, shall inter-
 11 fere with the provision of medical assistance to an incarcerated indi-
 12 vidual.
 13 3. Any police officer, peace officer or employee of a correctional
 14 facility who interferes with the provision of medical assistance to an
 15 incarcerated individual in violation of this section shall be guilty of
 16 a class E felony.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03531-01-5

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