Assembly Bill A4072A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to offering plant-based food options in 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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2019-A4072 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1471
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2827, Pub Health L

2019-A4072 - Summary

Requires hospitals to offer plant-based food options to patients upon request.

2019-A4072 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4072
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  offering  plant-
   based food options in 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
 2827 to read as follows:
   §  2827. PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS. 1. UPON REQUEST BY A PATIENT OR THE
 PATIENT'S LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE IN A  HOSPITAL  PROVIDING  INPATIENT  OR
 RESIDENTIAL  CARE,  THE  HOSPITAL  SHALL OFFER THE PATIENT A PLANT-BASED
 FOOD OPTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO EVERY MEAL OR  SNACK  OFFERED  IN  FOOD
 SERVICE  TO  THE PATIENT. ALL THE HOSPITAL'S WRITTEN MATERIAL DESCRIBING
 FOOD OFFERINGS SHALL INCLUDE THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  A  PLANT-BASED  FOOD
 OPTION.  THE  PLANT-BASED  FOOD OPTION SHALL BE OFFERED AT NO ADDITIONAL
 COST TO THE PATIENT BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR A  COMPARABLE  NON-
 PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION.
   2.  THE  HOSPITAL SHALL RESPOND IN A REASONABLE MANNER AND TIME TO ANY
 REQUEST MADE UNDER THIS SECTION. THE  REQUEST  SHALL  BE  EFFECTIVE  FOR
 EVERY HOSPITAL MEAL OR SNACK IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS REASONABLY EXPECTED
 TO  PARTICIPATE.  THIS  SECTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE OFFERING OF PLANT-
 BASED FOOD OPTIONS TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE NOT REQUESTED IT, AND  DOES  NOT
 PRECLUDE  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS REQUESTED A PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION FROM
 SELECTING A NON-PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION.
   3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION" MEANS A FOOD OR BEVERAGE THAT IS FREE OF
 ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND THAT HAS NUTRITIONAL VALUE COMPARABLE  TO  THE  NON-
 PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION THAT IT REPLACES.
   (B) "ANIMAL PRODUCT" MEANS MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, DAIRY, EGGS, HONEY,
 AND ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04012-02-9

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2019-A4072A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1471
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2827, Pub Health L

2019-A4072A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires hospitals to offer plant-based food options to patients upon request.

2019-A4072A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4072--A
                                                          Cal. No. 82
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, L. ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, ORTIZ,
   THIELE, D'URSO, DE LA ROSA, PAULIN, REYES, BLAKE, JEAN-PIERRE, TAYLOR,
   JAFFEE, BARRON, GLICK, SOLAGES, SEAWRIGHT, HYNDMAN,  FERNANDEZ,  DICK-
   ENS,  SAYEGH  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT,
   GALEF, M. L. MILLER -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Health  --  advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly and deliv-
   ered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third
   reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  offering  plant-
   based food options in 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
 2827 to read as follows:
   §  2827. PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS. 1. UPON REQUEST BY A PATIENT OR THE
 PATIENT'S LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE IN A  HOSPITAL  PROVIDING  INPATIENT  OR
 RESIDENTIAL  CARE,  THE  HOSPITAL  SHALL OFFER THE PATIENT A PLANT-BASED
 FOOD OPTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO EVERY MEAL OR  SNACK  OFFERED  IN  FOOD
 SERVICE  TO  THE PATIENT. ALL THE HOSPITAL'S WRITTEN MATERIAL DESCRIBING
 FOOD OFFERINGS SHALL INCLUDE THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  A  PLANT-BASED  FOOD
 OPTION.  THE  PLANT-BASED  FOOD OPTION SHALL BE OFFERED AT NO ADDITIONAL
 COST TO THE PATIENT BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR A  COMPARABLE  NON-
 PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION.
   2.  THE  HOSPITAL SHALL RESPOND IN A REASONABLE MANNER AND TIME TO ANY
 REQUEST MADE UNDER THIS SECTION. THE  REQUEST  SHALL  BE  EFFECTIVE  FOR
 EVERY HOSPITAL MEAL OR SNACK IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS REASONABLY EXPECTED
 TO  PARTICIPATE.  THIS  SECTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE OFFERING OF PLANT-
 BASED FOOD OPTIONS TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE NOT REQUESTED IT, AND  DOES  NOT
 PRECLUDE  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS REQUESTED A PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION FROM
 SELECTING A NON-PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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