Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 23, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8997
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8997 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §206-c, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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2019-S8997 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8997 SPONSOR: SERINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to post on its website certain data relating to COVID-19 cases in hospitals and nursing homes PURPOSE: To ensure full transparency regarding the New York State Department of Health's reporting of nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the public health law by adding a new section 206-c that requires the Department of Health to compile and post weekly on their website, in a conspicuous location and format capable of download in a spreadsheet, data on the total number of confirmed cases and deaths of COVID-19 in nursing homes, the total number of individuals trans-
2019-S8997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8997 I N S E N A T E September 23, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to post on its website certain data relating to COVID-19 cases in hospitals and nursing homes 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 206-c to read as follows: § 206-C. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO COVID-19 DATA. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW- ING MEANINGS: (A) "HOSPITAL" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY TEMPORARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN NEW YORK STATE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERN- MENT IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC OR ANY OTHER PANDEMIC-RELATED RESPONSE. (B) "NURSING HOME" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWENTY- EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COMPILE AND POST ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION AND IN A FORMAT CAPABLE OF DOWNLOAD IN A SPREADSHEET FORMAT, THE FOLLOWING DATA ON A WEEKLY BASIS: (A) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 AND DEATHS RESULT- ING FROM COVID-19 IN NURSING HOMES IN NEW YORK STATE; (B) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 TRANSFERRED FROM A NURSING HOME TO A HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK STATE; (C) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED DEATHS OF INDIVIDUALS TRANSFERRED FROM A NURSING HOME TO A HOSPITAL RESULTING FROM A CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19; AND (D) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 DISCHARGED FROM A HOSPITAL TO A NURSING HOME. 3. THE DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ORGANIZED BY COUNTY, DATE, NURSING HOME, AND HOSPITAL, AND SHALL INCLUDE DATA RETROACTIVE TO MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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