S 7094 New York Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Relates to the rights of patients to receive medical information in an understandable format

Summary
Relates to the rights of patients to receive medical information in an understandable format; provides that such information and documents shall avoid the use of medical terminology and instead use words with common and everyday meanings to facilitate understandability.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
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Governor
Introduced May 28, 2021 Last action Jan 5, 2022
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Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
May 28, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jamaal Bailey
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