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New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2994. Rights to be publicized

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The commissioner of health shall prepare a statement summarizing the rights, duties and requirements of this article and shall require that a copy of such statement:

1. Be furnished to patients or their families at or prior to the time of admission to a hospital, and to each member of the hospital's staff;  and

2. Be posted in a public place in each hospital.

The statement of rights required by this section may be included in any other statement of patients' rights required by other provisions of this chapter.

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