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S 6991 New York Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 21, 2021 Last action May 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2022

How they voted

22–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
May 17, 2022
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 17, 2022
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 17, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0-1)
senate
May 11, 2022
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
May 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6991A
upper
May 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
May 21, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.