N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-u
Rights to be publicized
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2015
§ 2994-u. Rights to be publicized. The commissioner shall prepare a\nstatement summarizing the rights, duties, and requirements of this\narticle and shall require that a copy of such statement be furnished to\npatients or to persons on the surrogate list known to the hospital, or\nto the parents or guardians of minor patients, at or prior to admission\nto the hospital, or within a reasonable time thereafter, and to each\nmember of the hospital's staff directly involved with patient care.\n
§ 2994-u. Rights to be publicized. The commissioner shall prepare a\nstatement summarizing the rights, duties, and requirements of this\narticle and shall require that a copy of such statement be furnished to\na patient or to the patient's surrogate, or to the parent or guardian of\na minor patient, at or prior to admission to the hospital, or within a\nreasonable time thereafter, and to any person on the surrogate list who\nrequests a copy of the statement from the hospital. The statement shall\nalso be made available to the hospital clinical staff.\n
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