Assembly Bill A6916

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to prepare a report on the inspection of certain health facilities and clinics in the state of New York

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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-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7525
2017-2018: A3507
2019-2020: A5643
2023-2024: A5194

2021-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to prepare a report on the inspection of certain health facilities and clinics in the state of New York; provides the commissioner shall deliver such report to the governor and all legislative conference leaders no later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date; provides the report shall include the number of diagnostic treatment centers licensed by the department of health, the number of facilities that are not defined as diagnostic treatment centers, and the date of the most recent inspection.

2021-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6916
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TANNOUSIS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT requiring the department of health to prepare  a  report  on  the
   inspection  of  certain health facilities and clinics within the state
   of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The department of health shall prepare a report concerning
 the inspection of health facilities and clinics  in  the  state  of  New
 York. Such report shall include the following:
   1.  The  number  of  diagnostic  and treatment centers licensed by the
 department of health. In this section, diagnostic and treatment  centers
 shall mean any diagnostic and treatment centers regulated by Part 755 or
 Part 756 of Title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
   2.  The  number  of  facilities that are not defined as diagnostic and
 treatment centers, but can still legally perform medical procedures  and
 surgeries in the state of New York.
   3.  The date of the most recent inspection performed by the department
 of health of each diagnostic and treatment center that is not accredited
 by the joint commission.  For purposes of this paragraph, the term joint
 commission shall  mean  the  independent,  not-for-profit  organization,
 founded  in  1951,  which sets standards, accredits and evaluates health
 care organizations and programs in the United States.
   4. The date of the most recent inspection performed by the  department
 of health of each clinic or facility that is not defined as a diagnostic
 and  treatment  center, but can still legally perform medical procedures
 and surgeries in the state of New York, and is  not  accredited  by  the
 joint commission.
   §  2.  The  commissioner  of  health  shall deliver such report to the
 governor and all  legislative  conference  leaders  no  later  than  one
 hundred eighty days after the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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