Senate Bill S2058

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that counties shall assist certain facilities in the preparation of disaster plans

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2058 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4014
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6381

2009-S2058 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that counties shall assist certain facilities in the preparation of disaster plans; whereby, each county in cooperation with the disaster preparedness commission shall provide assistance and advice for the development of such plans for each and every licensed facility within such county that treats or cares for any person; provides that such facilities shall include, but not be limited to, nursing homes, extended care facilities, and day care facilities; provides that the director of each facility shall maintain a copy of such plans on the premises of such facility at all times, and shall provide the disaster preparedness commission with the necessary addresses and phone numbers of such facility to allow the disaster preparedness commission to assist in the coordination of assistance.

2009-S2058 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2058 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2058

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  HUNTLEY, ADAMS, DIAZ, FOLEY, PARKER -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring counties  to
  provide  assistance  and  advice  to  licensed care facilities to help
  establish disaster preparedness plans

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 23 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION,  EACH  COUNTY  IN
COOPERATION  WITH  THE  DISASTER  PREPAREDNESS  COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH  PLANS  FOR  EACH  AND
EVERY  LICENSED FACILITY WITHIN SUCH COUNTY THAT TREATS OR CARES FOR ANY
PERSON. SUCH FACILITIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  NURSING
HOMES, EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES, AND DAYCARE FACILITIES. THE DIRECTOR OF
EACH  FACILITY  SHALL  MAINTAIN  A COPY OF SUCH PLANS ON THE PREMISES OF
EACH FACILITY AT ALL TIMES, AND SHALL PROVIDE THE DISASTER  PREPAREDNESS
COMMISSION WITH THE NECESSARY ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF SUCH FACIL-
ITIES  TO  ALLOW  THE  DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION TO ASSIST IN THE
COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02682-01-9

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