Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S8161
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
2019-S8161 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Health, Commissioner of
2019-S8161 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to the number of emergency room beds in the state and to make recommendations on the minimum number of emergency rooms required per capita and the maximum distance patients shall be expected to travel to access emergency room services.
2019-S8161 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8161 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to requiring the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to the number of emergency room beds PURPOSE OF BILL: To determine and establish the number of emergency beds required per capita, the maximum distance patients shall be expected to travel to access emergency services, and other such relevant information. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill directs the commissioner of health to study the number of emergency room beds in the state and establish the minimum number of beds required. The study will also assess the distance patients need to travel to access emergency room services. From these findings, the commissioner shall make recommendations ranging from the
2019-S8161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8161 I N S E N A T E April 13, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT in relation to requiring the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to the number of emergency room beds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. (a) The commissioner of health is hereby authorized and directed to study the number of emergency room beds in the state and to establish minimum numbers of beds required. (b) The study shall include, but not be limited to: the current number of emergency room beds in the state; the minimum number of emergency room beds required to adequately meet the needs of patients; the distance patients need to travel to access emergency room services, including the maximum distance patients shall be expected to travel to access such services; and the number of emergency rooms within a specif- ic area. The study shall also take into consideration population densi- ty, travel time to emergency rooms, proximity to other emergency rooms, public transportation routes, and such other factors the commissioner deems appropriate. (c) The commissioner of health shall make recommendations based upon the findings of such study relating to, but not limited to, the minimum number of emergency room beds which shall be required per capita, the maximum distance patients shall be expected to travel to access emergen- cy room services, and such other recommendations such commissioner deems appropriate. (d) The commissioner of health shall submit a report including recom- mendations and findings based on this study to the governor, the tempo- rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the chairs of the senate and assembly standing committees on health no later than December 31, 2020. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09374-02-0
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