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May 12, 2022 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S9213
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 50th Senate District
2021-S9213 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2801-i, Pub Health L
2021-S9213 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that each general hospital and nursing home licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article which offers clinical placements for registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners or certified nurse specialists may not charge any fee for such clinical placement either to the student, or to the institution, for any costs it incurs in hosting such clinical hours; makes related provisions.
2021-S9213 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9213 SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to certain required training for nurses PURPOSE: To end the practice of charging fees for clinical placements to students who are training to become nurses, this is a piece of the larger "Respect Nurses Act" or "RN Act" (S8175 of 2022), the purpose of which is to remediate the statewide nursing shortage by enacting a comprehen- sive set of policies designed to encourage more students to train in nursing, and to provide the necessary support to nurses of every experi- ence level. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds section 2801-i to the public health law, prohibiting hospitals and nursing homes from charging nursing students, or their
2021-S9213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9213 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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 certain required training for nurses 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 2801-i to read as follows: § 2801-I. NURSE TRAINING; CERTAIN REQUIRED TRAINING. 1. EACH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE WHICH OFFERS CLINICAL PLACEMENTS FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, NURSE PRACTITIONERS OR CERTIFIED NURSE SPECIALISTS MAY NOT CHARGE ANY FEE FOR SUCH CLINICAL PLACEMENT EITHER TO THE STUDENT, OR TO THE INSTITUTION, FOR ANY COSTS IT INCURS IN HOSTING SUCH CLINICAL HOURS. 2. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL PREVENT A HOSPITAL FROM CHARGING AN INSTITUTION AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THE PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF THE PROGRAM PROVIDED SUCH AMOUNTS DO NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANNUM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO SUCH CLINICAL PLACEMENTS AND SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15840-01-2
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