Assembly Bill A2800A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes staffing standards for physical therapists and therapist assistants, occupational therapists and therapy assistants, respiratory therapists and therapy technicians and recreational therapists

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2023-A2800 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9580
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2895-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10515

2023-A2800 - Summary

Includes physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, respiratory therapists, respiratory therapy technicians, and recreational therapists within the existing statutory staffing standards for nursing homes.

2023-A2800 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2800
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to establishing
   staffing standards for physical therapists, physical therapist assist-
   ants, occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistants,  and
   recreational therapists at nursing homes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2895-b of the public health law is
 amended by adding three new paragraphs (e),  (f)  and  (g)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (E)  "PHYSICAL  THERAPIST  OR  PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT" MEANS ANY
 PERSON LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY-SIX
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (F)  "OCCUPATIONAL  THERAPIST OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT" MEANS
 ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE  AUTHORIZED  TO  PRACTICE  PURSUANT  TO
 ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (G) "RECREATIONAL THERAPIST" MEANS ANY PERSON WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
 WITH CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SPECIALIST FROM
 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CERTIFICATION.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (h) of subdivision 2 of section 2895-b of the public
 health law, as added by chapter 156 of the laws of 2021, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (h)  The  minimum  staffing  standard  includes  the  hours  which are
 required to be reported by a nursing home to  the  federal  Centers  for
 Medicare  and  Medicaid  Services  through the payroll based journal for
 long-term care for certified nursing assistants [and], licensed  nurses,
 PHYSICAL  THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERA-
 PISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, AND  RECREATIONAL  THERAPISTS.
 In  determining compliance with the staffing standards under this subdi-
 vision, an individual shall not be counted while performing  administra-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05146-01-3
              

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2023-A2800A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9580
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2895-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10515

2023-A2800A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, respiratory therapists, respiratory therapy technicians, and recreational therapists within the existing statutory staffing standards for nursing homes.

2023-A2800A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2800--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, WEPRIN, ARDILA, SIMON, BERGER, JENSEN,
   DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health --  recom-
   mitted  to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
   sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to establishing
   staffing standards for physical therapists, physical therapist assist-
   ants,  occupational  therapists,  occupational   therapy   assistants,
   respiratory  therapists,  respiratory  therapy technicians, and recre-
   ational therapists at nursing homes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2895-b of the public health law is
 amended  by  adding four new paragraphs (e), (f), (g) and (h) to read as
 follows:
   (E) "PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICAL  THERAPIST  ASSISTANT"  MEANS  ANY
 PERSON  LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED  AS SUCH PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (F) "OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY  ASSISTANT"  MEANS
 ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE AS SUCH PURSUANT
 TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (G)  "RESPIRATORY THERAPIST" OR "RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIAN" MEANS
 ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE AS SUCH PURSUANT
 TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (H) "RECREATIONAL THERAPIST" MEANS ANY PERSON WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
 WITH CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SPECIALIST FROM
 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CERTIFICATION.
   § 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 2 of section 2895-b  of  the  public
 health  law,  as added by chapter 156 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05146-02-4
 A. 2800--A                          2
              

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