Assembly Bill A5848

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides information on where a list of violations and other actions taken against the facility can be found

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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-A5848 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3185
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803, Pub Health L

2021-A5848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides information on where a list of violations and other actions taken against the facility can be found and requires such facilities to inform certain persons on where they can locate the list.

2021-A5848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5848
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing informa-
   tion on where a list of violations and other actions taken against the
   facility can be found
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EACH RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACIL-
 ITY TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A SEPARATE DOCUMENT, AS
 PART OF AN INTAKE APPLICATION, IN NO LESS THAN TWELVE-POINT  FONT,  THAT
 INCLUDES  INFORMATION  ON  HOW  A  POTENTIAL  RESIDENT  AND THEIR FAMILY
 MEMBERS CAN LOOK  UP  COMPLAINTS,  CITATIONS,  INSPECTIONS,  ENFORCEMENT
 ACTIONS,  AND  PENALTIES  TAKEN  AGAINST  THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE WEB
 ADDRESS FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NURSING HOME  PROFILES  WEBSITE  THAT  IS
 MAINTAINED  BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NURSING HOME COMPARE WEBSITE MAIN-
 TAINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,  IF
 APPLICABLE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06375-01-1

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