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S 4713 NY
Passed One Chamber

Designates records and information relating to a patient who has been deceased for a period of fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 12, 2025

Latest action (Jun 2, 2026) SUBSTITUTED BY A3733A

Summary

This bill designates medical records and information relating to patients who have been deceased for fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections. The bill allows such historic records to be treated as public historical documents. The bill clarifies that this designation does not require medical facilities to retain records for any minimum period of time. Facilities remain free to dispose of historic records according to their retention policies.

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Official abstract

Designates records and information relating to a patient who has been deceased for a period of fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections; provides that such provisions shall not be construed as requiring a facility to retain records for any particular length of time.

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1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (14)
  1. Feb 12, 2025 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · upper
  2. Mar 5, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.497 · upper
  3. Mar 10, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. Mar 11, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Apr 28, 2025 AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4713A · upper
  6. May 15, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  7. May 15, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  8. May 15, 2025 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  11. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · upper
  12. Jun 2, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  13. Jun 2, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1535 · upper
  14. Jun 2, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A3733A · upper

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