S 1855

  • New York Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Apr 01, 2025
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers

Abstract

Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers; requires medical expert consultants involved in investigations disclose conflicts of interest and to not be under investigation, on warning, or on probation; requires a zero-tolerance policy to be adopted and training to be provided on sexual misconduct by the board for professional misconduct; includes provisions related to the right to have a chaperone; includes sexual misconduct in the definition of professional misconduct.

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Apr 01, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE

Assembly

REFERRED TO HEALTH

  • Referral-Committee
HEALTH

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

Feb 25, 2025

Senate

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Feb 24, 2025

Senate

2ND REPORT CAL.

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

1ST REPORT CAL.353

Jan 14, 2025

Senate

REFERRED TO HEALTH

  • Referral-Committee
HEALTH

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