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NY A00560
NY A00560Enacts the health care professional transparency act; prohibits health care professionals from using deceptive or misleading advertising.
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Introduced
01/09/2017
01/09/2017
In Committee
01/03/2018
01/03/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
2017-2018 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the health care professional transparency act The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill, the Health Care Professional Transparency Act, amends the Education Law to prohibit health care professionals from using deceptive or misleading advertising. The key provisions of the bill include requiring health care practitioners to clearly display their professional title and license information on name tags and registration certificates, and mandating that all advertisements for health care services be free of deceptive or misleading information. The bill also establishes penalties for failing to comply with these new advertisement requirements. The purpose of the bill is to promote transparency and accuracy in the advertising and presentation of health care practitioners' qualifications and services.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (13)
Mike Fitzpatrick (R)*,
Earlene Hooper (D)*,
Phil Steck (D)*,
Al Stirpe (D)*,
Thomas Abinanti (D),
Anthony Brindisi (D),
Patricia Fahy (D),
Pamela Hunter (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Barbara Lifton (D),
John McDonald (D),
Sean Ryan (D),
Matthew Titone (D),
Last Action
referred to higher education (on 01/03/2018)
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