NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10319
SPONSOR: Rules (Paulin) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to repeal section 3372 of the public health law
PURPOSE:
Repealing section 3372 of the Public Health Law.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 repeals section 3372 of Public Health Law, as it relates to
practitioner patient reporting, which currently requires a practitioner
to promptly report to the Commissioner of Health a person's name, and
other data as required, if a person under treatment is found to be an
addict or a habitual user of any narcotic drug.
Section 2 sets an immediate effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Current law requires any attending or consulting practitioner to prompt-
ly report to the Commissioner of Health (COH), the name and, if possi-
ble, the address, as well as any other data required by the COH, if any
person under treatment is found to be an addict or a habitual user of
any narcotic drug.
The current requirement disrupts the practitioner-patient relationship
and hinders open discussion about personal matters, such as substance
use. Patients should feel comfortable confiding in their practitioners
without fear of anything discussed being reported unecessarily. The law
as is may lead to inconsistent reporting throughout the state and could
potentially skew data provided to the Department of Health. This bill
would repeal that requirement altogether.
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:
None.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10319
IN ASSEMBLY
May 17, 2024
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to repeal section 3372 of the public health law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3372 of the public health law is REPEALED.
2 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15532-01-4
