Provides guidelines, corrective actions, and transparency, and to reconfigure the composition of committees of professional conduct within the office of professional medical conduct
Summary
Provides guidelines, corrective actions, and transparency, and reconfigures the composition of committees of professional conduct within the office of professional medical conduct.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 9, 2025
Last action Apr 13, 2026
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A8828
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove references to the Education Law, shifting its focus entirely to the Public Health Law. Additionally, the committee composition requirements were updated to include members with specific teaching or public health degrees, and the penalty guidelines were expanded to cover incompetence, gross incompetence, and practicing while impaired.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the amendment to the Education Law, meaning it now only amends the Public Health Law.
SCOPE
Removed the requirement to amend the Education Law, limiting the bill's changes to the Public Health Law only.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the required composition of professional misconduct committees to include members who have taught medicine or hold a master's in public health.
ENFORCEMENT
Added new penalty guidelines for practicing with incompetence, gross incompetence, and practicing while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or disability.
Modified the penalty for incompetence to require rehabilitation completion instead of a fixed suspension period.
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8828A
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
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