Senate Bill S5171

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals

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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S5171 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §9-163, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9366

2023-S5171 - Summary

Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals.

2023-S5171 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5171 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5171
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring the New York city department of corrections  and
   the  New  York  city  health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety
   policies and training to protect health care workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 9-163 to read as follows:
   § 9-163 HEALTH CARE WORKER SAFETY POLICY; REPORTS. A. DEFINITIONS.  AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   1.  "CORRECTIONAL  HEALTH SERVICES" MEANS THE DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK
 CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION RESPONSIBLE FOR  THE  DELIVERY  OF
 HEALTH  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  SERVICES TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE
 CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE  ENTITY  DESIGNATED
 BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS THE AGENCY OR AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH
 SERVICES  FOR  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUALS  IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE
 DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING AN OUTSIDE PROVIDER SHARING SUCH RESPONSIBILITIES.
   2. "HEALTH CARE WORKER" MEANS A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL  EMPLOYED  BY
 CORRECTIONAL  HEALTH  SERVICES  OR ANOTHER ENTITY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH
 ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHO REGULARLY PROVIDES HEALTH AND MENTAL  HEALTH
 SERVICES  TO  INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT.
 SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE DENTISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
 OF ANY HEALTH CARE ENTITY DESIGNATED BY THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AS  THE
 AGENCY  OR  AGENCIES  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  HEALTH SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED
 INDIVIDUALS IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT,  INCLUDING  AN
 OUTSIDE PROVIDER.
   3.  "HOSPITALS  CORPORATION"  OR "CORPORATION" MEANS THE NEW YORK CITY
 HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION.
   4. "SPECIAL OFFICER" MEANS  A  PEACE  OFFICER  APPOINTED  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION  FORTY  OF  SECTION  2.10  OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND
 EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND  HOSPI-
 
              

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2023-S5171A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §9-163, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9366

2023-S5171A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals.

2023-S5171A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5171A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5171--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SEPULVEDA, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities  1  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Cities 1 in accordance with Senate
   Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed
   to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring the New York city department of corrections  and
   the  New  York  city  health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety
   policies and training to protect health care workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 9-167 to read as follows:
   § 9-167 HEALTH CARE WORKER SAFETY POLICY; REPORTS. A. DEFINITIONS.  AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   1.  "CORRECTIONAL  HEALTH SERVICES" MEANS THE DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK
 CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION RESPONSIBLE FOR  THE  DELIVERY  OF
 HEALTH  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  SERVICES TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE
 CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE  ENTITY  DESIGNATED
 BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS THE AGENCY OR AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH
 SERVICES  FOR  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUALS  IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE
 DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING AN OUTSIDE PROVIDER SHARING SUCH RESPONSIBILITIES.
   2. "HEALTH CARE WORKER" MEANS A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL  EMPLOYED  BY
 CORRECTIONAL  HEALTH  SERVICES  OR ANOTHER ENTITY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH
 ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHO REGULARLY PROVIDES HEALTH AND MENTAL  HEALTH
 SERVICES  TO  INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT.
 SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE DENTISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
 OF ANY HEALTH CARE ENTITY DESIGNATED BY THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AS  THE
 AGENCY  OR  AGENCIES  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  HEALTH SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09328-03-4
              

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