NY State Senate Bill 2019-S965

Senate Bill S965

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Includes certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work

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Jan 09, 2019	referred to labor

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2019-S965 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3719
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §167, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S4520, A10072
2011-2012: S159, A1744
2013-2014: S1054, A1403
2015-2016: S4779, A1836
2017-2018: S857, A543
2021-2022: A363
2023-2024: A3802

2019-S965 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work.

2019-S965 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S965

SPONSOR: YOUNG
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to including certified nurs-
ing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consec-
utive hours of work

 
PURPOSE:

To include certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to
restrictions on consecutive hours of work.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds certified nursing assistant to new paragraph d of subdi-
vision 1 of section 167 of the labor law, as added by chapter 433 of the
laws of 2008.

JUSTIFICATION:

In 2008 legislation was chaptered that limited consecutive hours of work
by registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. This bill would
include mandatory overtime for certified nursing assistants also. CNAs
work in a demanding, stressful environment where proper decision-making
is part of the job. Under staffing has resulted in CNAs having to work
longer hours caring for sicker, needier patients with very little rest.
CNAs deserve to be included in the mandatory overtime statute the same
as the RNs and LPNs so they can do their jobs to the best of their abil-
ity without it affecting patient care.

 
BILL HISTORY:

S.857/A.543 of 2017-2018: Referred to Labor Committee

S.4779/A.1836 of 2015-2016: Referred to Labor Committee

S.1054/A.1403 of 2013-2014: Referred to Labor Committee

S.159/A.1744 of 2011-2012: Committed to Rules

S.45208 of 2009-2010: Reported and Committed to Codes

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The use of overtime to address staffing needs has resulted in increased
overtime costs. This bill should result in additional new hires reducing
the amount of overtime.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall become
law.

2019-S965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    965
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  FUNKE, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including certified  nurs-
   ing  assistants  in  provisions  of  law  relating  to restrictions on
   consecutive hours of work

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 1 of section 167 of the labor
 law, as added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2008, is amended and  a  new
 paragraph d is added to read as follows:
   b.  "Nurse"  shall  mean a registered professional nurse or a licensed
 practical nurse as defined by article one  hundred  thirty-nine  of  the
 education  law  who provides direct patient care, OR A CERTIFIED NURSING
 ASSISTANT AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   D. "CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS  SUCCESS-
 FULLY  COMPLETED  A  NURSE  AIDE  TRAINING  AND/OR COMPETENCY EVALUATION
 PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  AND/OR  IS  CURRENTLY
 LISTED IN THE NURSE AIDE REGISTRY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00477-01-9

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