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Feb 13, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2185
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
2009-S2185 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2803-i, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-S2185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2185 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to discharge planning for patients diagnosed with moderate to severe brain insult PURPOSE : This bill amends the Public Health Law regarding discharge planning for traumatic brain injury patients. This bill instructs the commissioner to require general hospitals to include evaluation for admission to a State certified Traumatic Brain Injury unit in the discharge planning for traumatic brain injury patients. Any patient with acute acquired brain injury, including closed and open head injuries, stroke, anoxia, brain tumors and other neurological problems, accompanied by cognitive deficits or behavioral modification issues, should be evaluated for admission into an acute Rehabilitation/Coma Recovery Program in one of the designated Traumatic Brain Injury Units as an alternative to admission to standard sub-acute rehabilitation in specialized nursing homes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds new subdivision 8-a to Section 2803-i of the public health law.
2009-S2185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2185 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 discharge planning for patients diagnosed with moderate to severe brain insult THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803-i of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8-a to read as follows: 8-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL REQUIRE GENERAL HOSPITALS TO INCLUDE IN THE INDIVIDUALIZED DISCHARGE PLANNING FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE BRAIN INSULT, RESULTING FROM STROKE, SKULL FRACTURE, HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC OR NON-TRAUMATIC CAUSES, AN EVALUATION FOR TREATMENT IN A STATE-CERTIFIED HOSPITAL-OPERATED ACUTE REHABILITATION UNIT FOR BRAIN INJURY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07642-01-9
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