S 9548 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the identification of individuals who provide face-to-face care to or direct observation of a patient and information required to be submitted by complainants in offenses against a health care worker

Summary

Limits the identification of individuals who provide face-to-face care to or direct observation of a patient to their first name and first initial of their last name; requires complainants to only submit the address of the health care facility at which they were providing services at the time of the offense in cases involving an alleged offense against a hospital worker health care practitioner.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 24, 2026 Last action May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

S9548 → S9548A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add three new sponsors and update the committee status to reflect that it has been discharged, amended, and recommitted. The substantive text was expanded to include the Education Law, requiring hospitals to allow specific staff to use only their first name and initial on badges for safety. Additionally, the Criminal Procedure Law was modified to allow healthcare practitioners to report their work address instead of their personal address when filing complaints about offenses committed against them.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include the Education Law, and the applicability of the Criminal Procedure Law section was clarified to specifically cover offenses committed against healthcare practitioners performing professional duties.

ELIGIBILITY

Added three new sponsors (Senators Griffo, Skoufis, and Weber) to the bill's introduction.

TIMELINE

Updated the committee status to indicate the bill was discharged, amended, and recommitted.

SCOPE

Added the Education Law as a target for amendment alongside the Public Health Law.

REQUIREMENT

Revised the Public Health Law requirement to mandate that general hospitals allow employees and contractors to list only their first name and initial on identification badges to protect personal safety.

Revised the Criminal Procedure Law to allow healthcare practitioners filing complaints to provide the address of the facility where the offense occurred instead of their personal address.

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Committee

Amendments

May 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9548A

upper

May 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors