Bill > S02675

This bill requires general hospitals to obtain and record information about patients' potential disabilities during intake and registration, specifically to determine if a patient needs a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The bill mandates that hospitals will now have a process to gather this information, but explicitly states that patients have the right to decline answering these questions if they do not wish to do so. The information collection is designed to help hospitals better understand and respond to patients' accessibility needs, while maintaining patient autonomy by making the disclosure voluntary. The bill modifies existing public health law to streamline how hospitals approach disability accommodations, with the goal of ensuring patients can receive appropriate support if needed. The implementation of this law will take effect 180 days after it becomes law, giving hospitals time to update their intake procedures and forms to comply with the new requirements.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2675