Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to health |
Oct 14, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7437
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
2021-S7437 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §206-c, Pub Health L
2021-S7437 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the department of health to post on its website certain data relating to the total number of personnel employed or affiliated with certain health care facilities, personnel who are no longer employed by such facilities, and the reason for such personnel leaving such employment, the number of requested personnel from the New York state surge and flex operations center, and the number of personnel employed as a result of such center.
2021-S7437 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7437 SPONSOR: SERINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to post on its website certain data relating to personnel employed or affiliated with health care facilities PURPOSE: To ensure data on staffing shortages in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities is available to all stakeholders and the public SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Establishes a new section 206-c of the Public Health law to provide for special requirements with respect to staffing data in hospi- tals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. Provides for the definition of "covered entity," "personnel" and "New
2021-S7437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7437 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to post on its website certain data relating to personnel employed or affiliated with health care facilities 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. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME AND OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITY STAFFING DATA. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "COVERED ENTITY" MEANS: (I) A "HOSPITAL" AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER; (II) ANY AGENCY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER; (III) A "HOSPICE" AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO OF THIS CHAPTER; AND (IV) AN ADULT CARE FACILITY UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S REGULATORY AUTHORI- TY, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. (B) "PERSONNEL" MEANS PERSONS EMPLOYED BY OR AFFILIATED WITH A COVERED ENTITY, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL AND NURSING STAFF, CONTRACT STAFF, STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS, WHO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES, THAT IF SUCH PERSON WAS INFECTED WITH COVID-19, HE OR SHE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPOSE OTHER COVERED PERSON- NEL, PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS TO SUCH DISEASE. (C) "NEW YORK STATE SURGE AND FLEX OPERATIONS CENTER" MEANS THE STATE OPERATED CENTER LED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR STAFFING OPERATIONS AND TRENDS STATEWIDE, PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND AID FACILITIES WITH STAFFING SHORTAGES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13371-04-1
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