Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.
Summary
This bill would require the New York State Department of Health to direct every primary care physician to post a clearly visible informational notice near the payment area of the office. The notice would explain how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s email lists to receive product recall and safety alerts, along with other related consumer safety information the commissioner deems appropriate.
The bill defines “primary care physician” to include family practice, general pediatrics, primary care internal medicine, and primary care obstetrics and gynecology. The notice must be provided by the department on its website, and it must be available in English, the six most commonly spoken non-English languages in New York, and any other language requested by a physician for a community with a significant population speaking that language. Physicians must post the notice in English and in any other language spoken by significant numbers of people in the community they serve.
Impact
The bill would add a new section to the Public Health Law creating a physician posting requirement related to consumer product recall subscriptions. It would not change medical treatment standards or licensing rules, but it would impose a new administrative obligation on primary care practices and require the Department of Health to prepare and distribute standardized multilingual notices. The measure is aimed at improving access to recall and safety information for families with infants and children, especially in multilingual communities.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials, the bill appears to be framed as a consumer safety and public information measure with a generally positive, preventive purpose. Its sponsors likely view it as a low-burden way to help parents receive timely recall alerts. No opposing arguments are documented in the provided context, so there is no clear evidence of controversy in the available record.
Contention
The main potential points of contention are practical rather than ideological: whether primary care physicians should be required to post consumer recall information, whether the posting mandate creates an administrative burden, and how multilingual notice requirements would be implemented and maintained. Another possible issue is whether the state should place this responsibility on physicians rather than using schools, pediatric offices, hospitals, or direct state outreach. No specific opposition or support is recorded in the provided committee or vote history.
Same As
Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.
Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.
Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.
Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.
Requires any business entity that makes automatic renewal offers or memberships or subscriptions that are available on-line, also make the canceling such agreements for goods, services, memberships or subscriptions equally accessible on-line.