New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 NYSSOS Advocacy Day - Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Appointments At a Glance Appt Location Title First Last Party District Type Constituent(s) Home/ JOIN Work 10:00 AM 318 LOB Assemblyman Brian Curran R 21 Constituent Garroway Home Erez, Lajam, Reilly, Weinfeld 10:00 AM 725 LOB Assemblywoman Beth Walsh R 112 Constituent DiPreta Home Brewley, DiCaprio, Lozman 10:15 AM 724 LOB Assemblyman Michael Cusick D 63 Sponsor Reilly Olsewski, Slough 10:30 AM 414 CAP Senator Neil Breslin D 44 Constituent Lozman Home Brewley, DiCaprio, DiPreta 10:30 AM 527 LOB Assemblyman JosepH Errigo R 133 Constituent Flemister/Bronstein Home 10:30 AM 302 LOB Senator Todd Kaminsky D 9 Constituent Garroway Home/ Lajam Work 11:00 AM 404 LOB Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis R 64 Constituent Reilly Work Erez, Garroway, Lajam, Weinfeld 11:30 AM 802 LOB Senator George Amedore R 46 Constituent DiCaprio Home Brewley 11:30 AM 420 CAP Senator Kemp Hannon R 6 Leader All who can attend 11:30 AM 609 LOB Senator Michael Ranzenhofer R 61 Constituent Slough/Flemister Work 11:30 AM 315 LOB Senator Diane Savino D 23 Constituent Reilly 12:00 PM 808 LOB Senator Liz Krueger D 28 Constituent Weinfeld Home Garroway, Lajam 12:00 PM 731 LOB Assemblyman Felix Ortiz D 51 Constituent Erez Work Lajam 12:30 PM 744 LOB Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti D 92 Constituent Olsewski Home 12:30 PM 944 LOB Senator Simcha Felder D 17 Constituent Erez (Reilly request) Work Garroway, Reilly, Lajam 12:30 PM 947 LOB Senator Chris Jacobs R 60 Constituent SlougH Home Bronstein, Flemister 12:30 PM 803 LOB Senator James Tedisco R 49 Constituent DiPreta Home Brewley, DiCaprio, Lozman 1:00 PM 452 LOB Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy D 109 Constituent DiCaprio, Lozman Home Brewley, DiPreta, Lozman 1:00 PM 822 LOB Assemblyman Richard Gottfried D 75 Leader All who can attend 1:30 PM 708 LOB Senator Andrew Lanza R 24 Constituent Reilly Home 1:30 PM 806 LOB Senator Kenneth LaValle R 1 Leader All who can attend 2:00 PM 717 LOB Assemblywoman Deborah Glick D 66 Leader/Constituent Erez Home All who can attend 2:00 PM Off the Floor Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright D 76 Constituent Weinfeld Home Erez, Garroway, Lajam 2:30 PM 905 LOB Senator Rich Funke R 55 Sponsor / Constituent Flemister/Bronstein Home SlougH Appt Location Title First Last Party District Type Constituent(s) Home/ JOIN Work 4:00 PM 907 LOB Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins D 35 Leader /Constituent Olsewski/Lajam Home 5:00 PM 606 LOB Senator Jeffrey Klein D 34 Constituent Olsewski Work Olsewski Drop In 428 LOB Assemblyman Ron Castorina R 62 Constituent Reilly Home TBD 332 CAP Senator JoHn Flanagan R 2 Leader All who can attend TBD 932 LOB Assemblyman Carl Heastie D 83 Leader All who can attend TBD 422 LOB Assemblywoman Amy Paulin D 88 Constituent Lajam Home Senate Higher Education Committee Members (Drop off materials at your convenience) Appt Location Title First Last Party - Phone Title District Drop In 311 LOB Senator Marisol Alcantara (D S- 31) 518-455-2041 Senator Drop In 707 LOB Senator Jamaal Bailey (D S- 36) 518-455-2061 Senator Drop In 414 CAP Senator Neil Breslin (D S- 44) 518-455-2225 Assistant Democratic Conf. Leader for Floor Ops. Drop In 306 LOB Senator Thomas Croci (R S- 3) 518-455-3570 Senator Drop In 512 LOB Senator Patrick Gallivan (R S- 59) 518-455-3471 Liaison to the Executive Branch Drop In 612 LOB Senator JosepH Griffo (R S- 47) 518-455-3334 Deputy Majority Whip Drop In 808 LOB Senator Liz Krueger (D S- 28) 518-455-2297 Ranking Democratic Member of Senate Finance Committee Drop In 815 LOB Senator Robert Ortt (R S- 62) 518-455-2024 Senator Drop In 604 LOB Senator Kevin Parker (D S- 21) 518-455-2580 Democratic Conference Whip Drop In 415 LOB Senator Jose Peralta (D S- 13) 518-455-2529 Senator Drop In 412 LOB Senator Patricia Ritchie (R S- 48) 518-455-3438 Dep. Majority Leader for Senate/Assembly Relations Drop In 408 LOB Senator J. Gustavo Rivera (D S- 33) 518-455-3395 Democratic Conference Program Development Chair Drop In 711 LOB Senator JosepH Robach (R S- 56) 518-455-2909 Secretary of the Senate Majority Conference Drop In 812 LOB Senator Susan Serino (R S- 41) 518-455-2945 Senator Drop In 430 CAP Senator James Seward (R S- 51) 518-455-3131 Chairman, Majority Program Development Drop In 706 LOB Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D S- 16) 518-455-3461 Vice Chair of Democratic Conference New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 NYSSOS Advocacy Day - Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Appointments At a Glance Assembly Higher Education Committee Members (Drop off materials at your convenience) Appt Location Title First Last Party - Phone Title District Drop In 727 LOB Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte (D A- 42) 518-455-5385 Assemblywoman Drop In 538 LOB Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi (D A-119) 518-455-5454 Assemblyman Drop In 525 LOB Assemblyman Marc Butler (R A-118) 518-455-5393 Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Committees Drop In 716 LOB Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D A-103) 518-455-4436 Chair: Insurance Drop In 621 LOB Assemblyman Steven Englebright (D A- 4) 518-455-4804 Chair: Environmental Conservation Drop In 458 LOB Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R A- 8) 518-455-5021 Assemblyman Drop In 529 LOB Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino (R A- 7) 518-455-4611 Assemblyman Drop In 820 LOB Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman (D A- 29) 518-455-4451 Assemblywoman Drop In 555 LOB Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (D A-125) 518-455-5444 Chair: Majority Steering Drop In 824 LOB Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D A-123) 518-455-5431 Chair: Aging Drop In 828 LOB Assemblyman Bill Magee (D A-121) 518-455-4807 Chair: Agriculture Drop In 417 LOB Assemblyman JoHn McDonald (D A-108) 518-455-4474 Assemblyman Drop In 430 LOB Assemblyman Dean Murray (R A- 3) 518-455-4901 Assemblyman Drop In 718 LOB Assemblyman Michael Norris (R A-144) 518-455-4601 Assemblyman Drop In 625 LOB Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D A-141) 518-455-5005 Chair: Governmental Operations Drop In 602 LOB Assemblyman Victor Pichardo (D A- 86) 518-455-5511 Assemblyman Drop In 546 LOB Assemblyman Edward Ra (R A- 19) 518-455-4627 Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore Drop In 326 LOB Assemblyman Jo Anne Simon (D A- 52) 518-455-5426 Assemblyman Drop In 656 LOB Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D A-127) 518-455-4505 Assistant Majority Whip New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 NYSSOS Advocacy Day - Tuesday, May 8, 2018 SCORECARD Appt Location Title First Last Party District Health Higher Ed Med Mal AT Team Podiatry Chiro PT Docs 10:00 AM 318 LOB Assemblyman Brian Curran R 21 10:00 AM 725 LOB Assemblywoman Beth Walsh R 112 10:00 AM 422 LOB Assemblywoman Amy Paulin D 88 Member Co- Sponsor 10:15 AM 724 LOB Assemblyman Michael Cusick D 63 Member SPONSOR 10:30 AM 414 CAP Senator Neil Breslin D 44 Member 10:30 AM 527 LOB Assemblyman Joseph Errigo R 133 10:30 AM 302 LOB Senator Todd Kaminsky D 9 Member 11:00 AM 404 LOB Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis R 64 11:30 AM 802 LOB Senator George Amedore R 46 11:30 AM 420 CAP Senator Kemp Hannon R 6 Chair SPONSOR 11:30 AM 609 LOB Senator Michael Ranzenhofer R 61 Co- Co- Sponsor Sponsor 11:30 AM 315 LOB Senator Diane Savino D 23 Co- Sponsor 12:00 PM 808 LOB Senator Liz Krueger D 28 Member 12:00 PM 731 LOB Assemblyman Felix Ortiz D 51 Co- Sponsor 12:30 PM 744 LOB Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti D 92 Member 12:30 PM 944 LOB Senator Simcha Felder D 17 Member 12:30 PM 947 LOB Senator Chris Jacobs R 60 Member 12:30 PM 803 LOB Senator James Tedisco R 49 1:00 PM 452 LOB Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy D 109 Member 1:00 PM 822 LOB Assemblyman Richard Gottfried D 75 Chair Member 1:30 PM 708 LOB Senator Andrew Lanza R 24 SPONSOR 1:30 PM 806 LOB Senator Kenneth LaValle R 1 Chair 2:00 PM 717 LOB Assemblywoman Deborah Glick D 66 Chair New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 NYSSOS Advocacy Day - Tuesday, May 8, 2018 SCORECARD Appt Location Title First Last Party District Health Higher Ed Med Mal AT Team Podiatry Chiro PT Docs 2:00 PM Off the Floor Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright D 76 Member 2:30 PM 905 LOB Senator Rich Funke R 55 Member SPONSOR SPONSOR 4:00 PM 907 LOB Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins D 35 5:00 PM 606 LOB Senator Jeffrey Klein D 34 Drop In 428 LOB Assemblyman Ron Castorina R 62 TBD 332 CAP Senator John Flanagan R 2 TBD 932 LOB Assemblyman Carl Heastie D 83 ISSUE BRIEF SUPPORT Reduction in Meritless Medical Liability Claims The Ask: Support S.7728 Hannon with Modification | Status: Senate Judiciary Committee Orthopaedic surgeons are committed to safe, accessible, cost effective and quality patient care. After the passage of unbalanced liability reforms last year, this legislation seeks to reduce the direct and indirect costs in New York’s liability adjudication system. It aims to reduce the filing of meritless claims and begins to turn the tide on defensive medicine and exorbitant insurance premiums.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Lawsuits can take an average of 3.5 years to close from the time it is indexed, and the costs to defend these cases significantly add to the already astronomical cost of medical liability insurance in New York.