S 152 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Establishes a penalty and cause of action for intentional destruction of medical records by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by an agent thereof

Summary
Establishes a penalty of not less than $1,000 for each intentional destruction, mutilation or significant alteration of a medical record by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by any officer, director, member, employee or agent of such party; establishes a cause of action on behalf of any person injured as the result of such destruction, mutilation or significant alteration; requires disclosure of metadata, audit trail, and log-in information associated with electronic medical records in certain actions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 4, 2023 Last action Jan 3, 2024
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Jan 3, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
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Jan 4, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
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