Assembly Bill A244A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the health emergency response data system

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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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2021-A244 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add & amd §206-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11132
2023-2024: A5370
2025-2026: A31

2021-A244 - Summary

Relates to creating the health emergency response data system, which collects information and statistical data relating to public health emergencies in order to assist the department of health, other government entities, health care providers, and the public in understanding and responding to public health emergencies.

2021-A244 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    244
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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  creating  the
   health emergency response data system
 
   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. HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM. 1. A. THE HEALTH EMER-
 GENCY  RESPONSE  DATA SYSTEM, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS "HERDS", IS
 HEREBY CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE HERDS  SHALL  COLLECT  INFORMATION
 AND  STATISTICAL  DATA,  REFERRED  TO IN THIS SECTION AS "HERDS INFORMA-
 TION", RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND  HEALTH  CARE  SERVICES
 RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT,
 OTHER  GOVERNMENT  ENTITIES,  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS, AND THE PUBLIC IN
 UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
   B. INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HERDS INFORMATION SHALL BE KEPT CONFIDEN-
 TIAL. HERDS INFORMATION DISCLOSED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE AGGREGATED
 SO IT CANNOT BE INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE, BUT IT SHALL  CONTAIN  SUFFI-
 CIENT  DETAIL,  SO IT REFERS TO SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND HOSPITALS,
 AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   C. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION.
   2. A. THE  HERDS  SHALL  COLLECT  HERDS  INFORMATION,  INCLUDING  FROM
 SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
   B.  THE  HERDS  SHALL  BE  OPERATED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE
 COLLECTING AND MAKING AVAILABLE INFORMATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AND  TO
 IMPROVE THE DEPARTMENT'S FULFILLMENT OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER ARTI-
 CLES TWENTY-ONE AND FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02797-01-1
              

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2021-A244A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add & amd §206-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11132
2023-2024: A5370
2025-2026: A31

2021-A244A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the health emergency response data system, which collects information and statistical data relating to public health emergencies in order to assist the department of health, other government entities, health care providers, and the public in understanding and responding to public health emergencies.

2021-A244A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  244--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT, PAULIN, McDONALD,
   ABINANTI, LUPARDO, DINOWITZ, JACKSON, ENGLEBRIGHT, NOLAN, MEEKS, HEVE-
   SI, CAHILL, BRONSON, BARRON, MAGNARELLI, MONTESANO,  LAWLER,  SCHMITT,
   BRABENEC,  McDONOUGH,  SALKA, CUSICK, LUNSFORD, KELLES, BYRNE, ZEBROW-
   SKI, STECK, ANDERSON, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to creating the
   health emergency response data system
 
   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. HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM. 1. A. THE HEALTH EMER-
 GENCY RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS  "HERDS",  IS
 HEREBY  CREATED  IN  THE DEPARTMENT. THE HERDS SHALL COLLECT INFORMATION
 AND STATISTICAL DATA, REFERRED TO IN THIS  SECTION  AS  "HERDS  INFORMA-
 TION",  RELATING  TO  PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES
 RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT,
 OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, HEALTH CARE  PROVIDERS,  AND  THE  PUBLIC  IN
 UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
   B. INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HERDS INFORMATION SHALL BE KEPT CONFIDEN-
 TIAL. HERDS INFORMATION DISCLOSED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE AGGREGATED
 SO  IT  CANNOT BE INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE, BUT IT SHALL CONTAIN SUFFI-
 CIENT DETAIL, SO IT REFERS TO SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS  AND  HOSPITALS,
 AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   C. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION.
   2.  A.  THE  HERDS  SHALL  COLLECT  HERDS  INFORMATION, INCLUDING FROM
 SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES,  AND  OTHER  HEALTH  CARE
 PROVIDERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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