Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for access to such medical records; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to collect data on medical incidents and response times, and to publish an annual report detailing such data.
Impact
This legislation will significantly alter existing protocols within New York's correctional facilities by formalizing the process of notifying emergency contacts. Furthermore, the bill compels correctional facilities to establish clear procedures for incarcerated individuals and their representatives to access medical records, providing them with rights akin to those expounded under broader healthcare laws. The requirement for timely access to medical records (within fifteen business days or twenty-four hours in urgent cases) aims to improve the healthcare experience for incarcerated individuals, aligning it more closely with standards expected in general healthcare settings.
Summary
Bill A07576, known as the 'McDow Watson medical transparency in correctional facilities act', seeks to enhance the rights of incarcerated individuals regarding their medical care. The bill mandates that correctional facilities must notify designated emergency contacts whenever an incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event, such as hospitalization or a life-threatening illness. This is intended to ensure families and loved ones are informed of critical situations affecting their incarcerated relatives, promoting transparency and accountability within the correctional healthcare system.
Contention
Opposition to Bill A07576 may arise from concerns about the operational feasibility of its provisions within correctional environments. Critics might argue that the requirement to notify emergency contacts could disrupt facility operations or compromise security protocols, especially in sensitive situations. Furthermore, the bill introduces the necessity for correctional facilities to collect and report data on medical incidents and response times, potentially straining existing resources or competing with other operational priorities within correctional departments. Balancing transparency with security needs will be a pivotal challenge as the bill moves through the legislative process.
Same As
Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for access to such medical records; establishes an independent medical oversight body to monitor and evaluate the quality of medical care provided to incarcerated individuals within correctional facilities and to ensure compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements for adequate medical care; provides penalties for certain violations; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to collect data on medical incidents, response times, and correctional facility compliance with certain requirements, and to publish an annual report detailing such data.
Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for access to such medical records; establishes an independent medical oversight body to monitor and evaluate the quality of medical care provided to incarcerated individuals within correctional facilities and to ensure compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements for adequate medical care; provides penalties for certain violations; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to collect data on medical incidents, response times, and correctional facility compliance with certain requirements, and to publish an annual report detailing such data.
Requires disciplinary hearings for incarcerated individuals to be recorded with both audio and visual components; requires such recordings to be preserved; directs the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision to promulgate rules and regulations for who can access such recordings and when such recordings can be accessed.
Enacts "India's law" under which an incarcerated individual's next of kin shall be notified and allowed visitation by a local correctional facility when such individual is experiencing a serious medical event or demonstrating behavior that is likely to result in serious harm to themselves or others; and within twenty-four hours from such conditions, the acting medical director shall apply for the incarcerated individual's transfer to a medical facility.
Requires the office of addiction services and supports to collect certain demographic data for incarcerated individuals in medication assisted treatment programs.
Requires the office of addiction services and supports to collect certain demographic data for incarcerated individuals in medication assisted treatment programs.
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to promulgate rules and regulations for requirements for vendors who make products available for order and delivery to incarcerated individuals and provide for safe food storage for incarcerated individuals in their cells.
Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.