Assembly Actions -
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Jun 16, 2010 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8222
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8222 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S8222 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8222 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health care providers to report cases of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections PURPOSE: To require physicians to report instances of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections to the commissioner of health. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends Article 21 of the Public Health Law by adding. a new Title VIII which, upon considering that the infection of a patient in a hospital, nursing home or other health care facility is resisting antibiotic treatment and is or may be Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, the prescribing physician or other prescribing person authorized by law to make a medical diagnosis, shall immediately arrange for the culturing and laboratory testing of such infection, and for apprising the facility's administrator and its director of nursing of the case.
2009-S8222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8222 I N S E N A T E June 16, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health care providers to report cases of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 21 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title VIII to read as follows: TITLE VIII METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SECTION 2180. METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; DUTY TO REPORT. S 2180. METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; DUTY TO REPORT. 1. (A) UPON CONSIDERING THAT THE INFECTION OF A PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITY IS RESISTING ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT, AND IS OR MAY BE METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, THE PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PRESCRIBING PERSON AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO MAKE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, SHALL IMMEDIATELY ARRANGE FOR CULTURING AND LABORATORY TESTING OF SUCH INFECTION, AND FOR APPRISING THE FACILITY'S ADMINISTRATOR AND ITS DIRECTOR OF NURSING OF THE CASE. (B) UPON ISSUING ITS FINDINGS, THE LABORATORY SHALL SEND A COPY THERE- OF TO THE COMMISSIONER. (C) UPON THE PATIENT'S DISCHARGE OR DEATH, THE FACILITY SHALL PROMPTLY REPORT THE CASE TO THE COMMISSIONER. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMPTLY FORWARD SUCH REPORT TO THE HEALTH COMMISSIONER OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE SUCH INFECTION OCCURRED. WHEN CASES OF SUCH INFECTION OCCUR IN A MUNICIPALITY NOT HAVING A HEALTH COMMISSIONER, SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO THE DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICER. 3. SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CASE AS SHALL BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07985-01-9
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