Assembly Bill A2117

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the provision of video communication devices to certain patients during any time when visitor access is limited

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A2117 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803-c, Pub Health L; amd §23-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10547
2021-2022: A5283

2023-A2117 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires video communication devices for patients or residents in nursing homes, hospitals or facilities providing health related services when visitor access is limited; requires that as part of a disaster preparedness plan that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs, and assisted living facilities provide video communication devices to patients for use when visitor access is limited, including, but not limited to during a designated state of emergency or a state disaster emergency.

2023-A2117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2117
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DAVILA, L. ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, EICHENSTEIN,
   RIVERA, SIMON, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO -- read once and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to video communi-
   cation devices for patients or residents in nursing  homes,  hospitals
   or  facilities  providing  health  related  services; and to amend the
   executive law,  in  relation  to  requiring  as  part  of  a  disaster
   preparedness  plan  that  nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing
   programs, and assisted living facilities provide  video  communication
   devices to patients
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph s to read as follows:
   S. PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  EVERY
 PATIENT OF A NURSING HOME, HOSPITAL OR FACILITY PROVIDING HEALTH RELATED
 SERVICES,  SHALL  HAVE  THE RIGHT TO VIDEO COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR USE
 WHEN VISITOR ACCESS IS LIMITED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DURING FLU
 SEASON OR DURING A DESIGNATED STATE OF EMERGENCY  OR  A  STATE  DISASTER
 EMERGENCY.
   §  2. Subdivision 2 of section 23-b of the executive law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E) PROVIDING VIDEO COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR USE WHEN VISITOR  ACCESS
 IS  LIMITED,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DURING A DESIGNATED STATE OF
 EMERGENCY OR A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02410-01-3

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