N.Y. PBH Law § 2997-F-1

§ 2997-f-1. Provision of information relating to sudden unexpected\ndeath in epilepsy. 1. Any health care practitioner who is treating a\npatient diagnosed with epilepsy and at elevated risk for sudden\nunexpected death in epilepsy, who has primary responsibility for the\ntreatment and care of the patient for epilepsy, other than a health care\npractitioner treating such patient in an emergency situation, shall\nprovide such patient with the following written information:\n (a) current and evidence-based information about sudden unexpected\ndeath in epilepsy risk factors and conditions reviewed and approved by\none or more professional not-for-profit organizations with expertise in\nneurology and epilepsy; and\n (b) contact information for nonprofit organizations that provide\ninformation and support services for epilepsy conditions.\n 2.(a) The commissioner shall provide written information to health\ncare practitioners necessary to implement subdivision one of this\nsection, and shall post such information on the department's website.\n (b) The commissioner shall ensure that such information is culturally\nand linguistically appropriate for all recipients.\n (c) Any local or national organization that provides education or\nservices related to epilepsy conditions may request that the\ncommissioner include such organization's informational material and\ncontact information on the department's website. Once such a request is\nmade, the commissioner may add the information to the department's\nwebsite at his or her discretion.\n (d) The commissioner shall, in consultation with local and national\norganizations that provide education or services related to epilepsy\nconditions, provide guidance to health care practitioners to assist\nhealth care practitioners in determining whether a patient is at\nelevated risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, including but not\nlimited to, whether the patient has had convulsive seizures, the\nfrequency and recency of such seizures, and whether the patient's\nsymptoms have subsided in response to medicinal or surgical treatment.\n 3. A health care practitioner found to be in violation of this section\nshall be issued a warning and shall suffer no further civil penalty or\ndiscipline on any first offense, provided such violation was not\ncommitted willfully and knowingly.\n