A00230 Summary:
BILL NO | A00230 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04119 |
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SPONSOR | Braunstein (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Abinanti, Zebrowski, Colton, Jaffee, Steck, Weprin |
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MLTSPNSR | Crouch, Montesano, O'Donnell |
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Add §3006-a, Pub Health L | |
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Prohibits emergency service providers from selling patient health information without written consent. |
A00230 Actions:
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01/09/2019 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/15/2019 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/21/2019 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2019 | advanced to third reading cal.369 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2019 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2019 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2019 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S4119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2019 | 3RD READING CAL.1306 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2019 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/01/2019 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/07/2019 | signed chap.358 |
A00230 Committee Votes:
Gottfried | Aye | Raia | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Excused | McDonough | Aye | ||||||
Galef | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | Byrne | Aye | ||||||
Paulin | Aye | Byrnes | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Ashby | Aye | ||||||
Gunther | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Jaffee | Aye | ||||||||
Steck | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
Kim | Aye | ||||||||
Solages | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte | Aye | ||||||||
Barron | Aye | ||||||||
Sayegh | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Absent | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
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A00230 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
ER
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
ER
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
ER
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
ER
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
ER
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
ER
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
ER
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A00230 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A230 SPONSOR: Braunstein (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the protection of private patient information by ambulance services   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit the sale of patient-protected health information.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Defines "individual identifying information" as information identifying or tending to identify a patient. This section also defines "marketing." Marketing means, but is not limited to, advertising, detailing, marketing, promotion, or any activity that is intended to be or could be used to influence business volume, sales or market share or evaluate the effectiveness of marketing practices or personnel, regard- less of whether the beneficiary of the marketing is a governmental, for-profit, or not-for-profit entity. Section 2. Adds a new section 3006-a to the public health law to cover patient privacy. 3006-a provides that no ambulance service, advanced life support first response service, or employee, member or agent shall disclose, sell, transfer, exchange or use any individual identifying information to any person or entity for the purpose of marketing. However, within this section there are several exceptions. This informa- tion may be disclosed, sold, transferred or exchanged to: the patient who is the subject of the information, or a person authorized to make health care decisions; a health care provider or information system subject to the regulations of the department, for the purpose of provid- ing care or treatment; an officer, inspector, or investigator for a government health, licensing, or law enforcement agency acting under appropriate legal authority; a person authorized by court order; the patient's insurer for the purpose of payment or reimbursement; a person or entity to whom, and for a purpose for which, disclosure is explicitly authorized by law; a person acting as an agent of the person or entity under any preceding paragraph, for the purpose of and consistent with that paragraph; or, a government entity as provided by law. Additionally, the collection, use, transfer, or sale of patient data by zip code, geographic region, or medical specialty for marketing purposes is permitted, providing it does not contain individual identifying information. 3006-a permits not-for-profit or governmental ambulances and other life support first responders to use a patient's address in connection with fundraising for such services, as long as the use does not include disclosing the individual's identifying information. An individual may also disclose their own identifying information, as long as identifying information about another individual is not included. No person or entity to whom or which individual identifying information is sold or disclosed shall sell or disclose it to any person or entity other than for the lawful purpose for which it was disclosed or sold, and without satisfactory assurance that the recipient will safeguard the records from being disclosed or used for marketing purposes. The section also does not allow any disclosure, sale, transfer, or exchange of individual identifying information that is not otherwise authorized or required by law. In addition to the commissioner's authority to enforce this section under section 3012, the attorney general shall have the authority to bring an action to enforce compliance with this section without referral by the commissioner. Section 3. Contains the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: According to a New York Post article in 2014, the FDNY issued a patient-privacy notice which disclosed that it may sell or use patient protected health information for fundraising and marketing purposes. While the FDNY has since changed its privacy policy, public health agen- cies, such as the FDNY and other emergency service providers, should not be able to legally sell patient protected health information (PHI). PHI refers to information such as the patient's address and phone number, prescriptions, and medical history. All emergency service providers hold this information on patients. Patients have an expectation and a right to the privacy in relation to their health records. As such, PHI should never be sold to pharmaceutical companies, insurers, nursing homes, and other businesses.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2015: A.8226-A/S.6489-A - Referred to Codes. 2016: A.8226-A/S.6489-A - Passed Assembly. 2017: A.328-A/S.4372-A - Passed Assembly. 2018: A.328-A/S.4372-A - Passed Assembly. Similar to: 2013-2014: A.9313/S.7008 - Ordered to Third Reading. 2015-2016: A.659-A - Amended on Third Reading.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall become a law; provided that, effective immediately, the commis- sioner of health may make regulations and take other actions reasonably necessary to implement this act on such date.
A00230 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 230 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, ABINANTI, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, JAFFEE, STECK, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, MONTESANO, O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the protection of private patient information by ambulance services 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 3006-a to read as follows: 3 § 3006-a. Patient privacy. 1. As used in this section: 4 (a) "Individual identifying information" means information identifying 5 or tending to identify a patient. 6 (b) "Marketing" means advertising, detailing, marketing, promotion, or 7 any other activity that is intended to be used to influence business 8 volume, sales or market share or evaluate the effectiveness of marketing 9 practices or marketing personnel, regardless of whether the beneficiary 10 of the marketing is a governmental, for-profit, or not-for-profit enti- 11 ty. 12 2. No ambulance service, advanced life support first response service, 13 or employee, member or agent thereof shall disclose, sell, transfer, 14 exchange, provide or use any individual identifying information to any 15 person or entity for the purpose of marketing. 16 3. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this section, and subject to 17 otherwise applicable law, individual identifying information may be: 18 (a) disclosed, sold, transferred or exchanged to: 19 (i) the patient who is the subject of the information, or a person 20 authorized to make health care decisions for the patient; 21 (ii) a health care provider providing care or treatment to the 22 patient, for the purpose of such care or treatment; or a health informa- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02658-01-9A. 230 2 1 tion system subject to regulations of the department, for the purpose of 2 such care or treatment; 3 (iii) an officer, inspector or investigator for a government health, 4 licensing or law enforcement agency acting under appropriate legal 5 authority; 6 (iv) a person authorized by a court order or a subpoena to receive 7 such information; 8 (v) the patient's health plan, insurer, or third party payer, or an 9 agent thereof, for the purpose of payment or reimbursement for health 10 care services, including determining compliance with the terms of cover- 11 age or medical necessity, or utilization review; 12 (vi) a person or entity to whom, and for a purpose for which, disclo- 13 sure or transfer is otherwise explicitly authorized or required by law; 14 (vii) a person or entity, for the purpose of conducting quality assur- 15 ance or evaluating the performance of an ambulance service, advanced 16 life support first response service, or any employee, member or agent 17 thereof; 18 (viii) a person or entity acting as an employee or agent of a person 19 or entity under any preceding paragraph of this subdivision, for the 20 purpose of and consistent with that paragraph; or 21 (ix) a government entity as provided by law; and 22 (b) used by such ambulance service, advanced life support first 23 responder service, or employee, member or agent thereof, for training, 24 promotion, staff recognition or recruitment purposes, consistent with 25 applicable law, provided the patient or a qualified person as defined by 26 paragraph (G) of subdivision one of section eighteen of this chapter has 27 provided consent to such use in a separate, stand-alone document. Such 28 consent shall be limited to the particular type or types of use and 29 specific transaction or transactions for which such consent is given. 30 4. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the collection, use, trans- 31 fer, or sale of patient data by zip code, geographic region, or medical 32 specialty for marketing purposes, providing it does not contain individ- 33 ual identifying information. 34 5. This section shall not prevent a person from disclosing, selling, 35 transferring, or exchanging for value his or her own individual identi- 36 fying information, for any purpose; provided that the information does 37 not include individual identifying information pertaining to any other 38 person. 39 6. This section does not prohibit a not-for-profit or governmental 40 ambulance service or advanced life support first response service, or 41 agent thereof, from using a patient's name and address in order to 42 contact such patient or a family member at such address with requests 43 for donations to such service; providing that such use shall not include 44 disclosing any individual identifying information. 45 7. No person or entity to whom or which individual identifying infor- 46 mation is disclosed, sold, transferred or exchanged shall disclose, 47 sell, transfer or exchange it to any person or entity other than for the 48 lawful purpose for which it was disclosed, sold, transferred or 49 exchanged to the person or entity, and without satisfactory assurance 50 that the recipient will safeguard the records from being disclosed or 51 used for marketing purposes. 52 8. This section does not authorize any disclosure, sale, transfer, or 53 exchange of individual identifying information that is not otherwise 54 authorized or required by law. 55 9. In addition to the commissioner's authority to enforce this section 56 under section three thousand twelve of this article, the attorney gener-A. 230 3 1 al shall have the authority to bring an action to enforce compliance 2 with this section without referral by the commissioner. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 4 it shall have become a law; provided that, effective immediately, the 5 commissioner of health may make regulations and take other actions 6 reasonably necessary to implement this act on such date.
A00230 LFIN:
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A00230 Chamber Video/Transcript:
5-29-19 | Video (@ 02:31:58) | Transcript pdf | Transcript html |