New York S 7865: Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals

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S07865 Summary:

BILL NOS07865 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08286

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRHOYLMAN-SIGAL, BASKIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU,
 RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §25, Pub Health L; amd §§6509 & 6530, Ed L; amd §§740 & 741, Lab L

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Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.

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BILL NOS07865 

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05/12/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7865

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 12, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, BROUK, COMRIE, KAVANAGH,
 KRUEGER, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the education law and the labor
 law, in relation to prohibiting participation in torture of incarcer-
 ated individuals by health professionals

 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 "end health
 2 professionals' complicity in the torture of detained or incarcerated
 3 individuals act of 2025".
 4 § 2. Legislative policy and intent. This legislation is intended to
 5 ensure health professionals fulfill their professional and human rights
 6 obligations to prevent and report torture of people who are detained or
 7 incarcerated. The purpose is to promote the health and safety of all
 8 persons who are held in, work at, or volunteer in a carceral or
 9 detention facility in New York by requiring measures that will assist in
 10 eliminating torture of detained or incarcerated persons. These measures
 11 include: creating a safe environment for detained and incarcerated
 12 persons to report concerns about torture to health professionals;
 13 requiring that non-incarcerated persons working or volunteering in these
 14 facilities report all allegations of torture to an appropriate official
 15 in these facilities; mandating documentation and investigation of all
 16 reports of torture by the agency responsible for managing these facili-
 17 ties; and designating an agency independent from these facilities to
 18 monitor implementation of these requirements. To facilitate the report-
 19 ing of alleged torture, this legislation requires that such reporting
 20 preserve the confidentiality of those involved and prohibits any retali-
 21 ation against persons making such reports. The legislation is based on,
 22 and is intended to give effect to: accepted standards, including feder-
 23 al, state, and local law; as well as professional and international

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01712-03-5

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 1 standards relating to torture of detained or incarcerated individuals,
 2 and related matters. It is guided by basic principles: (1) health
 3 professionals shall be dedicated to providing the highest standard of
 4 care, with compassion and respect for human dignity and rights; and (2)
 5 torture of detained or incarcerated individuals is wrong and inconsist-
 6 ent with the practice of the health professions and all persons respon-
 7 sible for the care and custody of detained or incarcerated individuals.
 8 The legislature further finds that the conduct prohibited by this act
 9 violates the ethical and legal obligations of licensed health profes-
 10 sionals and all others working or volunteering in a detention facility.
 11 § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 25 to
 12 read as follows:
 13 § 25. Participation in torture of detained or incarcerated individuals
 14 by health professionals. 1. Definitions. As used in this section,
 15 unless the context clearly requires oth