New York S 4566: Relates to the rights of patients to receive medical information in an understandable format

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S04566 Summary:

BILL NOS04566 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2803 & 2803-c, Pub Health L

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Relates to the rights of patients to receive medical information in an understandable format; provides that such information and documents shall avoid the use of medical terminology and instead use words with common and everyday meanings to facilitate understandability.

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BILL NOS04566 

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02/07/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4566

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 7, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the rights of
 patients to receive medical information in an understandable format

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2803 of the public health law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
 3 (m) The statement regarding patient rights and responsibilities,
 4 required pursuant to paragraph (g) of this subdivision, shall include a
 5 provision informing the patient of their right to receive information
 6 and documents including, but not limited to information and documents
 7 related to such patient's discharge, diagnosis, treatment or test
 8 results in plain English or in a language or format that is understand-
 9 able to the patient or such patient's family or caregiver. Wherever
 10 practicable, such information and documents shall avoid the use of
 11 medical terminology and instead use words with common and everyday mean-
 12 ings to facilitate understandability. Such information and documents
 13 shall be in addition to the information and documents ordinarily
 14 received by the patient or such patient's family or caregiver.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is
 16 amended by adding a new paragraph s to read as follows:
 17 s. A statement informing the patient of their right to receive infor-
 18 mation and documents including, but not limited to information and docu-
 19 ments related to such patient's discharge, diagnosis, treatment or test
 20 results in plain English or in a language or format that is understand-
 21 able to the patient or such patient's family or caregiver. Wherever
 22 practicable, such information and documents shall avoid the use of
 23 medical terminology and instead use words with common and everyday mean-
 24 ings to facilitate understandability. Such information and documents

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08671-01-5

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 1 shall be in addition to the information and documents ordinarily
 2 received by the patient or such patient's family or caregiver.
 3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 4 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 5 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 6 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
 7 before such date.

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