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.

Statutes affected:
A8196: 230 public health law, 230(10) public health law, 6530 education law
A8196A: 230 public health law, 230(10) public health law, 6530 education law, 6524 education law