Requires physicians and hospitals to obtain the name of the school attended by school-aged patients and to include this information in their admission registration forms.
Summary
This bill would amend New York’s Public Health Law to require physicians and general hospitals to ask school-aged patients for the name and address of the school they attend and to record that information on patient registration and hospital admission forms. It creates two new statutory sections: one applying to physicians during patient registration, and one applying to general hospitals upon admission. The requirement would apply only to school-aged patients, and the bill would take effect one year after becoming law.
The measure appears aimed at standardizing collection of school-attendance information in health care settings. By placing the requirement in statute, it would make school name and address a routine part of medical and hospital intake for children and other school-aged patients, potentially affecting registration procedures, forms, and staff training across physician offices and general hospitals in New York.
Impact
The bill would add new obligations to the Public Health Law by creating sections 230-f and 2805-aa, requiring physicians and general hospitals to collect and document school name and address for school-aged patients. It would affect patient registration practices, medical records, and hospital admission forms, and likely require updates to administrative workflows and compliance procedures in health care facilities. The bill does not create a new enforcement mechanism or penalty in the text provided, but it would impose a mandatory data-collection requirement on covered providers.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history provided, so no direct evidence of support or opposition is available from the legislative record included here. Based on the bill text alone, the proposal is straightforward and administrative in nature, with no amendments or debate reflected in the materials. The absence of recorded votes or discussion means the overall sentiment cannot be assessed beyond noting that the bill was introduced and referred to the Assembly Health Committee.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. Potential areas of concern, if raised, could include patient privacy, the purpose and use of school-attendance data in medical settings, and the administrative burden on physicians and hospitals. However, because there are no transcripts, votes, or committee comments included, it is not possible to attribute any objections or support to particular legislators, stakeholders, or advocacy groups.
Requires hospitals to obtain verbal and written informed consent from a patient or representative before including such patient's information in a general hospital facility directory.
Requires hospitals to obtain verbal and written informed consent from a patient or representative before including such patient's information in a general hospital facility directory.
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Includes certain willful representations made by physicians, physician's assistants, and specialist's assistants to patients and clients, or relating to patients' and clients' private health information, as professional misconduct.