Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 14, 2024 |
held for consideration in health |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Nov 27, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8277
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BENDETT
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
John K. Mikulin
Michael Durso
John Lemondes
Brian Manktelow
2023-A8277 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A8277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8277 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y November 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring tele- phones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room 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. SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, EVERY PATIENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO A TELEPHONE CAPABLE OF MAKING LOCAL AND LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALLS AT SUCH PATIENT'S BEDSIDE OR IN SUCH PATIENT'S ROOM DEPENDING UPON THE MOBILITY OF THE PATIENT. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation 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. LBD08776-01-3
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