A 10818: Expands the definition of professional misconduct to include refusing to provide professional services to a person referred for treatment by a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility or provider because such person declines elective services during the course of treatment.
What A 10818 does, verified May 16, 2026
The bill aims to expand the definition of professional misconduct in the education law. It allows professionals to refuse providing services to a patient who declines elective services during treatment, provided the decision does not render treatment medically unsafe or violate professional standards of care. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to health (2026-04-01)Alert me
Quick answers about A 10818
- What is the current status of A 10818?
- As of May 16, 2026, A 10818 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 1, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 10818 pass?
- Not yet. A 10818 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 10818, and where is it now?
- A 10818 was authored by Asm. John Lemondes. Its committee of record is Assembly Health. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Apr. 01, 2026 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2026 · 175 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10818 IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to expanding the defi- nition of professional misconduct The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6509 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 3 (6-a) Refusing to provide professional services to a person referred 4 for treatment by a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility 5 or provider because such person declines elective services during the 6 course of treatment, provided the declination does not render treatment 7 medically unsafe or violate professional standards of care, 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15097-01-6
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