New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 8081
Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic/Working Families)
Cosponsors (14)
- Deborah Glick (Democratic)
- MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic/Working Families)
- Dana Levenberg (Democratic/Working Families)
- Emily Gallagher (Democratic)
- John Zaccaro Jr. (Democratic)
- Grace Lee (Democratic)
- Stefani Zinerman (Democratic)
- Sarahana Shrestha (Democratic/Working Families)
- Karines Reyes (Democratic)
- Steven Raga (Democratic)
- Harvey Epstein
- Jen Lunsford (Democratic/Working Families)
- Andrew Hevesi (Democratic)
- Judy Griffin (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers; requires medical expert consultants involved in investigations disclose conflicts of interest and to not be under investigation, on warning, or on probation; requires a zero-tolerance policy to be adopted and training to be provided on sexual misconduct by the board for professional misconduct; includes provisions related to the right to have a chaperone; includes sexual misconduct in the definition of professional misconduct.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO HEALTH - Apr 24, 2025 · House
REFERRED TO HEALTH