Requires hospitals record information during intake and registration if a patient requires a disability accommodation

Latest action Feb 14, 2025

Requires hospitals record information during intake and registration if a patient requires a disability accommodation; allows such patient to decline such request for information.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A1475, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1475, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2024, c.624, to require general hospitals to obtain and record certain infor- mation during the intake and registration of a patient

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 11, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A1475, the matching Assembly bill.
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 27, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Feb 14, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.48
NY Assembly
Feb 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Feb 11, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.158
3RD READING CAL.158
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S2675
NY Senate

Show full history (8 earlier events)

Jan 27, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.158
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.158
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jan 14, 2025
Rules Report CAL.33
RULES REPORT CAL.33
NY Assembly
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly

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