S5774 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Establishes a penalty of not less than $1,000 for each intentional destruction, mutilation or significant alteration of a medical record by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by any officer, director, member, employee or agent of such party; establishes a cause of action on behalf of any person injured as the result of such destruction, mutilation or significant alteration; requires disclosure of metadata, audit trail, and log-in information associated with electronic medical records in certain actions.
- Title
- Establishes a penalty and cause of action for intentional destruction of medical records by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by an agent thereof
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Judiciary
- Introduced
- 2025-02-28
- Same as
- A7976
- Law section
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Liz Krueger State Senator, District 28
Heard in committee
- Judiciary NY State Senate committee