Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 15, 2022 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 10, 2022 |
print number 4472a |
Jan 10, 2022 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to health |
Feb 05, 2021 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4472A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2021-S4472 - Details
2021-S4472 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4472 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the employment of persons to function as infection preventionists in certain general hospitals PURPOSE: To require individuals employed as infection preventionists in hospitals to be certified and undergo continuing education. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill creates a new Section 2828 in the Public Health Law to address infection preventionists. Subdivision 1 defines key terms. Subdivisions 2 and 3 sets forth the certification requirements for infection preventionists. Subdivisions 4 and S set forth the employ- er requirements for infection preventionists. Subdivision 6 relates to
2021-S4472 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4472 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the employment of persons to function as infection preventionists in certain general hospitals 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 2828 to read as follows: § 2828. INFECTION PREVENTIONISTS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS: (A) "INFECTION PREVENTIONIST" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DESIGNATED BY A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO IDENTIFY INFECTIOUS DISEASE PROCESSES, CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS, AND DEVELOP PLANS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS WITHIN GENERAL HOSPITALS. (B) "PROFESSIONAL" SHALL MEAN A PERSON LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW. 2. A PERSON SHALL NOT FUNCTION AS AN INFECTION PREVENTIONIST IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL AND A GENERAL HOSPITAL SHALL NOT EMPLOY OR OTHERWISE CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICES OF AN INFECTION PREVENTIONIST UNLESS SUCH PERSON MEETS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) (I) HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED AN EXAM FROM A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED INFECTION PREVENTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION; AND (II) HOLDS AND MAINTAINS CERTIFICATION IN INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FROM A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED INFECTION PREVENTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION; OR (B) PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT SUCH PERSON WAS EMPLOYED OR OTHERWISE CONTRACTED FOR THE SERVICES AS AN INFECTION PREVENTIONIST IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR A CUMULATIVE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, OCCURRING WITHIN FOUR YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. IN FURTH- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2021-S4472A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S4472A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4472A SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the employment of persons to function as infection preventionists in certain general hospitals PURPOSE:: To require individuals employed as infection preventionists in hospitals to be certified and undergo continuing education. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:: Section 1 of this bill creates a new Section 2830 in the Public Health Law to address infection preventionists. Subdivision 1 defines key terms. Subdivisions 2 and 3 sets forth the certification requirements for infection preventionists. Subdivisions 4 and 5 set forth the employ- er requirements for infection preventionists. Subdivision 6 relates to scope of practice. Finally, subdivision 7 states that regulations are to
2021-S4472A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4472--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BOYLE, HINCHEY, KENNEDY, MYRIE, REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the employment of persons to function as infection preventionists in certain general hospitals 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 2830 to read as follows: § 2830. INFECTION PREVENTIONISTS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS: (A) "INFECTION PREVENTIONIST" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DESIGNATED BY A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO IDENTIFY INFECTIOUS DISEASE PROCESSES, CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS, AND DEVELOP PLANS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS WITHIN GENERAL HOSPITALS. (B) "PROFESSIONAL" SHALL MEAN A PERSON LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW. 2. A PERSON SHALL NOT FUNCTION AS AN INFECTION PREVENTIONIST IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL AND A GENERAL HOSPITAL SHALL NOT EMPLOY OR OTHERWISE CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICES OF AN INFECTION PREVENTIONIST UNLESS SUCH PERSON MEETS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) (I) HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED AN EXAM FROM A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED INFECTION PREVENTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION; AND (II) HOLDS AND MAINTAINS CERTIFICATION IN INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FROM A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED INFECTION PREVENTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08291-02-2
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