New York S 10455: Expands the definition of professional misconduct

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S10455 Summary:

BILL NOS10455 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10818

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SPONSOROBERACKER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §6509, Ed L

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Expands the definition of professional misconduct to include refusing to provide professional services to a person referred for treatment by a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility or provider because such person declines elective services during the course of treatment.

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10455

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to expanding the defi-
 nition of professional misconduct

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

 1 Section 1. Section 6509 of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 3 (6-a) Refusing to provide professional services to a person referred
 4 for treatment by a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility
 5 or provider because such person declines elective services during the
 6 course of treatment, provided the declination does not render treatment
 7 medically unsafe or violate professional standards of care,
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15097-01-6

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