New York A 2205: Requires disclosure of sexual offense convictions and judgments against physicians

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A02205 Summary:

BILL NOA02205 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6511-a, Ed L

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Requires disclosure of both criminal sexual offense convictions and civil liability judgments against physicians to patients when such sexual offenses were committed against patients.

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BILL NOA02205 

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01/15/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2205

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring hospitals to
 notify patients when physicians have been convicted of or been found
 civilly liable for a sexual offense

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6511-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 6511-a. Disclosure of sexual offense convictions. 1. Upon the
 4 conviction of any physician for a sexual offense as defined in article
 5 one hundred thirty of the penal law, or upon a finding of civil liabil-
 6 ity involving the commission of a sexual offense, committed against a
 7 patient of such physician, the physician shall provide to the court a
 8 list of all medical practices, offices, hospitals and health care facil-
 9 ities with which such physician has practiced or been affiliated. The
 10 court shall send notification to all such medical practices, offices,
 11 hospitals and other health care facilities that the physician has been
 12 convicted of a sexual offense or been held civilly liable for a sexual
 13 offense against a patient and that such office, practice, hospital or
 14 health care facility is required to provide all current and previous
 15 patients of such physician a disclosure which includes:
 16 (a) the name, address, and license or registration number of such
 17 physician;
 18 (b) any criminal conviction of such physician for a sexual offense as
 19 defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law;
 20 (c) the findings in any civil proceeding brought against such physi-
 21 cian which resulted in liability for a sexual offense;
 22 (d) the penalties imposed upon such physician by the applicable state
 23 board having jurisdiction over matters of misconduct, and the duration
 24 of such penalties;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05696-01-5

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 1 (e) the contact information for the appropriate state board;
 2 (f) an explanation of how patients can find further information about
 3 any history of misconduct by such physician on the website of the
 4 department or applicable board; and
 5 (g) how to report instances of misconduct by physicians.
 6 2. Disclosures made pursuant to this section shall be in writing, and
 7 shall be sent to patients by certified or registered mail, return
 8 receipt requested, to their last known address and by electronic mail if
 9 an electronic mail address is on file.
 10 3. The state board having jurisdiction over the licensing and conduct
 11 of physicians shall create a standard disclosure form for use as
 12 required under this section, and shall provide such disclosure form and
 13 any information required to be included on such disclosures on its
 14 website to be accessible by hospitals and other health care facilities
 15 approved pursuant to this article.
 16 4. A medical office or practice or a hospital or health care facility
 17 shall notify the court that the disclosures to patients required by this
 18 section have been made. Such notice shall include how many disclosures
 19 were sent and the oldest dates of medical records available.
 20 5. In the event the court is unable to notify a medical practice,
 21 office, hospital or other health care facility of the conviction of an
 22 affiliated physician, such information shall be relay