S 10513 NY
Relates to disclosing certain diagnostic results to patients on their electronic health record
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Summary
This bill prohibits pathology and radiology reports with a reasonable likelihood of showing a malignancy from being automatically disclosed to patients through their electronic health record for seventy-two hours after the report is finalized. The treating practitioner may contact the patient directly about the results before the end of the seventy-two-hour period, which would allow earlier disclosure. The restriction applies only to reports showing potential malignancy findings and takes effect ninety days after enactment.
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Prohibits the disclosure of a pathology report or radiology report that has a reasonable likelihood of showing a finding of malignancy to patients on their electronic health record for seventy-two hours or unless the treating practitioner contacts the patient before the end of the seventy-two hour period.
Sponsor (1)
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 15, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10513 Summary: BILL NO S10513   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Add §18-d, Pub Health L   Prohibits the disclosure of a pathology report or radiology report that has a reasonable likelihood of showing a finding of malignancy to patients on their electronic health record for seventy-two hours or unless the treating practitioner contacts the patient before the end of the seventy-two hour period.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10513
IN SENATE
May 15, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to disclosing certain diagnostic results to patients on their electronic health record
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 18-d to read as follows: 3 § 18-d. Disclosure of certain diagnostic results. 1. For the purposes 4 of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 5 (a) "Electronic health record" shall have the same meaning as such 6 term is defined by section forty-four hundred eight of this chapter. 7 (b) "Treating practitioner" shall have the same meaning as such term 8 is defined by section eighteen of this title. 9 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, where a 10 pathology report or radiology report has a reasonable likelihood of 11 showing a finding of malignancy, such report shall not be disclosed to a 12 patient as a part of their electronic health record until seventy-two 13 hours after such report is finalized, unless the treating practitioner 14 contacts the patient regarding the results of such report before the end 15 of the seventy-two hour period. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 17 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15935-01-6
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