New York S 7145: Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of incarcerated individuals by health care professionals

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S07145 Summary:

BILL NOS07145 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRBROUK, COMRIE, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA

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

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BILL NOS07145 

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04/02/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/12/2025RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7145

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, BROUK, COMRIE, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER,
 RIVERA, SALAZAR, 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 and improper
 treatment of incarcerated individuals by health care professionals

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative policy and intent. This legislation is based
 2 on, and is intended to give effect to, international treaties and stand-
 3 ards; federal, state and local law; and professional standards relating
 4 to torture, improper treatment of incarcerated individuals, and related
 5 matters. It is guided by two basic principles: (1) health care profes-
 6 sionals shall be dedicated to providing the highest standard of health
 7 care, with compassion and respect for human dignity and rights; and (2)
 8 torture and improper treatment of incarcerated individuals are wrong and
 9 inconsistent with the practice of the health care professions. The
 10 legislature finds that the conduct prohibited by this act violates the
 11 ethical and legal obligations of licensed health care professionals.
 12 This legislation will further protect the professionalism of New York
 13 state licensed health care professionals by authorizing and obligating
 14 them to refuse to participate in torture and improper treatment of
 15 incarcerated individuals, which in turn will protect the life and health
 16 of the people of the state and those with whom New York licensed health
 17 care professionals interact. A health care professional who comes to
 18 the aid of an incarcerated individual should not be presumed to be in
 19 violation when they are fulfilling the ethical principle of beneficence.
 20 In contrast, a health care professional who, for example, attends to an
 21 incarcerated individual in order to allow torture or improper treatment
 22 to commence or continue is not acting beneficently. Such practices are
 23 inconsistent with professional ethics and standards and are violations

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01712-01-5

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 1 of this legislation. The legislature is mindful that ordinarily there
 2 are limits on New York state's jurisdiction relating to conduct outside
 3 the state or under federal authority. However, it is proper for the
 4 state to regulate health care professional licensure in relation to a
 5 professional's conduct, even where the conduct occurs outside the state;
 6 certain wrongful out-of-state conduct is already grounds for profes-
 7 sional discipline. Therefore, it is the legislature's intent that this
 8 legislation be applied to the fullest extent possible.
 9 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 25 to
 10 read as follows:
 11 § 25. Participation in torture or improper treatment of incarcerated
 12 individuals by health care professionals. 1. Definitions. As used in
 13 this section, unless the context clearly requires