New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.
Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |