Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A3079
Timestamp: 2019-02-19 17:58:35
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§  2', '§ 25', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§  11']

NY State Assembly Bill A3079
assembly Bill A3079
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Jan 03, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.250
May 18, 2017 advanced to third reading cal.404
Feb 28, 2017 reported referred to codes
A3079 - Details
2013-2014: A4440, S2397
A3079 - Summary
A3079 - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, RIVERA, GLICK, PAULIN, HOOPER,
JAFFEE,  LIFTON,  COOK, PERRY, ENGLEBRIGHT, O'DONNELL, ARROYO, TITONE,
ROSENTHAL, McDONALD, KAVANAGH, HEVESI, BRONSON, FAHY, MOSLEY,  WEPRIN,
OTIS,  STECK,  PICHARDO,  SEPULVEDA, AUBRY, ORTIZ, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M.  of A. CARROLL, DINOWITZ, FARRELL, GALEF,  LUPARDO,
PEOPLES-STOKES,  PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on
AN ACT to amend the public health law, the education law and  the  labor
law,  in relation to prohibiting participation in torture and improper
Section  1.  Legislative  policy and intent. This legislation is based
ards; federal, state and local law; and professional standards  relating
to  torture, improper treatment of prisoners, and related matters. It is
guided by two basic principles: (1) health care professionals  shall  be
dedicated  to  providing  the  highest  standard  of  health  care, with
improper treatment of prisoners are  wrong  and  inconsistent  with  the
practice  of the health care professions. The legislature finds that the
conduct prohibited by this act violates  the  ethical  and  legal  obli-
gations  of  licensed  health care professionals.  This legislation will
further protect the professionalism of New York  state  licensed  health
care  professionals  by  authorizing  and  obligating  them to refuse to
participate in torture and improper treatment  of  prisoners,  which  in
turn  will  protect  the  life and health of the people of the state and
health care professional who comes to the aid of a prisoner  should  not
be  presumed to be in violation when she or he is fulfilling the ethical
principle of beneficence. In contrast, a health care  professional  who,
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treatment  to  commence  or  continue is not acting beneficently.   Such
practices are inconsistent with professional ethics  and  standards  and
§  2.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section 25 to
§ 25. PARTICIPATION IN TORTURE OR IMPROPER TREATMENT OF  PRISONERS  BY
PY), ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX (OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY),  ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-
PATHOLOGISTS  AND  AUDIOLOGISTS),  ONE  HUNDRED SIXTY (ACUPUNCTURE), ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE (MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS),  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-
FOUR  (RESPIRATORY  THERAPISTS AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIANS), ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (MEDICAL PHYSICS PRACTICE), OR  (II)  ARTICLE  THIRTY-
(B)  "TORTURE"  MEANS  ANY  INTENTIONAL ACT OR INTENTIONAL OMISSION BY
ON A PERSON FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS OBTAINING FROM THE  PERSON  OR  FROM  A
THIRD  PERSON  INFORMATION  OR A CONFESSION, PUNISHING THE PERSON FOR AN
A BELIEF OR MEMBERSHIP IN ANY GROUP) OR IS SUSPECTED OF  HAVING  COMMIT-
TED,  OR  INTIMIDATING  OR COERCING THE PERSON OR A THIRD PERSON, OR FOR
ANY REASON BASED ON DISCRIMINATION OF ANY KIND.   IT  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE
MENT  OR  PUNISHMENT AS DEFINED BY APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND
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AS DEFINED IN THE UNITED STATES  CONSTITUTION  OR  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
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§ 3. Section 6509 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
(15)  ANY  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
§ 4. Section 6530 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
50.  ANY  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION  TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
§ 5. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 2 of  section  740  of  the
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§  11.    This  act  shall  take  effect  on the first of January next