Assembly Bill A700

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes integrated pest management requirements for hospitals

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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-A700 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2684
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2803-u, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1594
2011-2012: A4352, S5575
2013-2014: A5651, S831
2017-2018: A5461, S2227
2019-2020: S5011
2021-2022: S5422
2023-2024: S7144

2015-A700 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes integrated pest management requirements for hospitals including a requirement that all hospitals have pest management plans for pest control activities; makes related provisions.

2015-A700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   700

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  ABINANTI, CLARK, CYMBROWITZ -- read once and  referred
  to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to integrated pest
  management requirements for hospitals

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
2803-u to read as follows:
  S 2803-U. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSPITALS.    1.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS ARE DEFINED:
  (A)  "INTEGRATED  PEST MANAGEMENT" MEANS A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR
PEST CONTROL THAT UTILIZES REGULAR MONITORING TO DETERMINE IF  AND  WHEN
CONTROLS  ARE NEEDED; EMPLOYS PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL, CULTURAL, BIOLOGICAL
AND EDUCATIONAL TACTICS TO CONTROL CONDITIONS THAT PROMOTE PEST INFESTA-
TIONS AND TO KEEP PEST POPULATIONS  AT  TOLERABLE  DAMAGE  OR  ANNOYANCE
LEVELS;  AND  ONLY  AS  A  LAST  RESORT,  UTILIZES LEAST-TOXIC PESTICIDE
CONTROLS. THE OVERALL GOALS OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ARE TO  ELIMI-
NATE  THE UNNECESSARY USE OF PESTICIDES AND REDUCE THE USE OF ALL PESTI-
CIDES.
  (B) "FACILITIES" MEANS HOSPITAL BUILDINGS, LAND AND OTHER APPURTENANC-
ES.
  2. TO ENSURE THAT HOSPITALS ARE  SAFE  AND  HEALTHY  ENVIRONMENTS  FOR
PATIENTS,  VISITORS  AND  HOSPITAL  STAFF  MEMBERS, CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
SHALL BE PLACED ON PESTICIDE USE IN HOSPITAL FACILITIES.
  (A) EACH HOSPITAL SHALL HAVE A  PEST  MANAGEMENT  PLAN  FOR  ALL  PEST
CONTROL  ACTIVITIES.  SUCH PLAN SHALL UTILIZE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE AND CONTROL PESTS  AND  PROBLEMS.  EACH  INTEGRATED
PEST  MANAGEMENT PLAN SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO ALL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN. HOSPITALS  MAY  ESTAB-
LISH ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED PEST

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06084-01-5
              

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