NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A488
SPONSOR: Steck TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the creation of an
online standardized medical physical examination form
PURPOSE:
To require the Department of Health create a standardized physical exam-
ination medical form for the use of schools, colleges, universities,
camps for children and doctors' offices. This standardized form shall be
accepted by each entity and shall be available for download on the
Department of Health website.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 23
to read as follows:
§ 23. Standardized medical physical examination form. The commissioner
shall establish an online standardized medical physical examination
form, which shall be utilized by, but not limited to, schools, colleges,
universities, camps, and doctors' offices.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
Each year, New York State residents are required to obtain a physical
examination form for children to attend school or camp, colleges or
universities, and other organizations, to allow them to attend. Many
times these forms differ only in format, and yet the entity requires you
have their form filled out. A single standardized form simplifies the
process for doctors, patients and parents.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021/22: A3174 referred to health
2019/20: A300 referred to health
2017/18: A8871 referred to health
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately,
STATE OF NEW YORK
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488
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK, REYES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the creation of an
online standardized medical physical examination form
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 25
2 to read as follows:
3 § 25. Standardized medical physical examination form. The commissioner
4 shall establish an online standardized medical physical examination
5 form, which shall be utilized by, but not limited to, schools, colleges,
6 universities, camps for children and doctors' offices.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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