New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01855

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/9/26  

Caption

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.

Companion Bills

NY A08081

Same As 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.

Previously Filed As

NY A08081

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.

NY A06678

Requires notification of misconduct by medical professionals; requires medical professionals to notify the department of health within 10 days of being charged with a crime; includes verbal, written, or physical behavior of a sexual nature in the practice of medicine that has no legitimate medical purpose and/or that exploits the current or former practitioner-patient relationship in a sexual way in the definition of professional misconduct.

NY HB4480

SCH CD-SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

NY S08369

Grants access to patient or client records for the Board of Professional Medical Conduct for the purpose of investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings.

NY A3092

Requires institution of higher education to report allegation of sexual misconduct by health care professional to licensing board for investigation.

NY A4241

Requires police misconduct training course be included in police basic training curriculum.

NY HB3711

PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

NY SB685

State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements

NY HB2995

SCH-MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION

NY HB1168

State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements

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