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NY A02370
NY A02370Enacts the "patient privacy protection act"; prohibits ex-parte interviews of other party's treating physicians or health care providers in personal injury, medical, dental, or podiatric malpractice, or wrongful death actions.
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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
04/30/2019
04/30/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Enacts the "patient privacy protection act"; prohibits ex parte interviews of other party's treating physicians or health care providers in personal injury, medical, dental, or podiatric malpractice, or wrongful death actions.
AI Summary
This bill enacts the "Patient Privacy Protection Act," which prohibits ex-parte interviews (private, one-sided discussions) between a party or their representative and the treating physicians or other healthcare providers of any other party in personal injury, medical/dental/podiatric malpractice, or wrongful death actions. The bill makes an exception to allow the patient's own attorney or their agent/employee to conduct ex-parte conversations with the patient's treating providers. The bill applies to all such actions filed on or after the effective date, as well as pending actions, except for any prohibited conduct that occurred prior to the effective date.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (8)
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)*,
Robert Carroll (D),
William Colton (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Jonathan Jacobson (D),
Walter Mosley (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
David Weprin (D),
Last Action
ordered to third reading cal.101 (on 01/08/2020)
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