Assembly Actions -
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May 08, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
May 07, 2024 |
1st report cal.1000 |
Apr 16, 2024 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S9067
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S9067 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803, Pub Health L
2023-S9067 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires hospitals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program; directs the commissioner of health to evaluate reimbursement policies in relation to pressure ulcer prevention; provides for the establishment of a pressure ulcer prevention center of excellence.
2023-S9067 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9067 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi- tals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires hospitals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 (a) requires the development and implementation of pressure ulcer prevention programs at every general hospital and residential health care facility. Section 1 (b) mandates the Commissioner to evaluate the current reimbursement policy in regard to pressure ulcer prevention programs
2023-S9067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9067 I N S E N A T E April 16, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi- tals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows: 15. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EACH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND RESI- DENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION PROGRAM. (B) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL EVALUATE CURRENT REIMBURSEMENT POLI- CIES IN REGARD TO PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A MENU OF REIMBURSEMENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF PRESSURE ULCERS ACROSS ALL HEALTH CARE SETTINGS. (C) BY OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH CENTER SHALL CONSULT WITH EXPERTS ACROSS THE WORLD AND SEEK PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14439-01-4
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