S 1476 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires certain health care providers to disclose their disciplinary status to current and new patients

This bill requires healthcare providers found guilty of serious misconduct - such as sexual abuse, drug abuse harming patients, or inappropriate prescribing resulting in harm - to provide written disclosure to current and new patients before treatment. The disclosure must detail their disciplinary status, penalties, practice restrictions, and resources for further information. Providers must obtain a signed copy of this disclosure before the first patient visit or treatment. Exceptions apply in emergencies or if a patient is incapacitated and their representative isn’t available. The law applies to probationary orders issued on or after January 1, 2026.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

S1476A S1476B · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill revision broadens the disclosure requirements for healthcare providers by expanding the types of disciplinary actions that must be reported to patients and adjusting the thresholds for mandatory reporting. The changes ensure that patients are informed not only about findings of misconduct but also about stipulated settlements, and they lower the probation duration threshold from five years to three years for inappropriate prescribing cases. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the Board for Professional Medical Conduct, rather than just the Office of Professional Medical Conduct, is responsible for ordering third-party chaperones in sexual misconduct cases.
Scope change
The bill now applies to a wider range of disciplinary outcomes, including stipulated settlements, and modifies the specific conditions under which a provider must disclose their status to patients.
ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of reportable events to include 'stipulated settlements' with the medical board, ensuring patients are informed even when cases are resolved without a formal finding of misconduct.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced the mandatory disclosure threshold for inappropriate prescribing from a five-year probationary period to a three-year period, requiring more providers to inform patients sooner.

DEFINITION

Changed the entity responsible for ordering third-party chaperones from the 'office of professional medical conduct' to the 'board for professional medical conduct'.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

580
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 10, 2025
D Democratic41
37 Yea 4
90% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 28, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1476B
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jun 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1476A
upper
Jun 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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