Assembly Bill A6706

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital

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  • 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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2015-A6706 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2434
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2803, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10494
2011-2012: A4908, S2514
2013-2014: A2128, S615
2017-2018: A2436, S2667
2019-2020: A1028, S1279
2021-2022: S88

2015-A6706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital.

2015-A6706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6706

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
  tals  to  establish  and utilize procedural medical checklists for the
  provision of all intensive care unit medical procedures

  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 11 to read as follows:
  11. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BY RULE OR REGULATION REQUIRE EVERY  HOSPI-
TAL  TO  ESTABLISH,  UTILIZE AND COMPLETE A CHECKLIST FOR EACH INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT MEDICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED OR  OCCURRING  AT  SUCH  HOSPITAL.
SUCH  CHECKLISTS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF REDUCING
INFECTIONS AND RELATED ILLNESSES, IMPROVING THE  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF
PATIENTS,  AND  ENSURING THAT THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILI-
TIES AND PERSONNEL ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE  INTENSIVE  CARE
MEDICAL  PROCEDURE.  ALL SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE PROMULGATED
AND IMPLEMENTED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07815-01-5

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