Relates to the provision of patient health information and medical records

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To make consistent the various laws on consumers' access to their health and medical records and to facilitate the transfer of such records among their health care professionals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:- Section 1 amends Public Health Law (PHL) § 17 relating to the transfer of health information and medical records among health care providers, and broaden application to licensed professionals who either maintain or need access to such information. Sections 2 and 3 make similar amendments to PHL § 18 relating to the transfer of health information or medical records to a patient or his or her authorized representative. The bill expands the definition of "health care provider" § 18. The definition also applies to § 17. Sections 4 and 5 make similar amendments to Mental Hygiene Law § 33.16, relating to the transfer of clinical records among mental health practi- tioners and access for authorized patient representatives, and updates the definition of mental health practitioners by referencing the defi- nition in Public Health Law Section 18. Section 6 creates a new subdivision (1) within Mental Hygiene Law 33.16 to connect its provisions to PHL SS 17 and 18.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateFeb 5, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (58)Voted no (1)Voted present (0)Absent (4)

  See member positions for the vote on Feb 5, 2026 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Health

  Senate HealthJan 27, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (14)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (1)

  See member positions for the vote on Jan 27, 2026 (Committee vote · Health)

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateMar 17, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (60)Voted no (1)Voted present (0)Absent (2)

  See member positions for the vote on Mar 17, 2025 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Health

  Senate HealthFeb 4, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (15)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (0)

  See member positions for the vote on Feb 4, 2025 (Committee vote · Health)

Full history

1. Feb 5, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

   NY Senate

2. Feb 5, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED SENATE

   NY Senate

3. Feb 5, 2026

   Referred to committee

   REFERRED TO HEALTH

   NY Assembly

4. Jan 29, 2026

   Advanced to Third Reading

   ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

   NY Senate

5. Jan 28, 2026

   2ND Report CAL.

   2ND REPORT CAL.

   NY Senate

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