New York S00555 requires medical facilities to obtain written consent before filming or broadcasting patient treatment images.

New York S00555 amends the public health law to mandate that medical facilities obtain express prior written consent before filming or broadcasting visual images of a patient's medical treatment. This applies to all patients in health care facilities, including those in ambulances. The consent must be on a separate document. The bill also allows a legally authorized person to consent on behalf of an incapacitated patient. It exempts news media from this requirement if the images are part of a newscast, investigative news program, or news report.

New York S00555 requires medical facilities to obtain written consent before filming or broadcasting patient treatment images.

New York S00555 amends the public health law to mandate that medical facilities obtain express prior written consent before filming or broadcasting visual images of a patient's medical treatment. This applies to all patients in health care facilities, including those in ambulances. The consent must be on a separate document. The bill also allows a legally authorized person to consent on behalf of an incapacitated patient. It exempts news media from this requirement if the images are part of a newscast, investigative news program, or news report.