A 554

  • New York Assembly Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Assembly
  • Senate
  • Governor

Makes the visual observation of a patient by unnecessary personnel without consent an unlawful discriminatory practice

Abstract

Provides that it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any physician, hospital or other health care provider to subject a patient with a disability to visual observation during the course of any physical examination by any person not necessary to the diagnosis or treatment of such patient or to any exhibition for medical education purposes without the patient (if competent) or the parent, guardian, committee or conservator being informed of the name, purpose or function of those in attendance and the right to refuse that examination and/or observation by the unnecessary personnel.

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Jan 05, 2022

Assembly

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Jan 06, 2021

Assembly

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