Senate Bill S6071

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing monetary penalties for public health law violations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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-S6071 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5372
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§12 & 309, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4756
2021-2022: A232

2023-S6071 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases monetary penalties for public health law violations; provides support for the nursing home quality improvement demonstration program.

2023-S6071 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6071 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6071
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  increasing  mone-
   tary  penalties for public health law violations and providing support
   for the nursing home quality improvement demonstration program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 12 of the public health law, as
 amended by section 16 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws  of  2008,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  (a)  Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subdivi-
 sion, any person who  violates,  disobeys  or  disregards  any  term  or
 provision  of  this chapter or of any lawful notice, order or regulation
 pursuant thereto for which a civil penalty is  not  otherwise  expressly
 prescribed  by  law,  shall  be  liable to the people of the state for a
 civil penalty of not to exceed [two] THREE thousand  dollars  for  every
 such  violation.  WHERE THE VIOLATION IS COMMITTED BY AN OPERATOR OR ANY
 PERSON OR ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH AN OPERATOR OF A  NURSING  HOME  OR
 GENERAL  HOSPITAL  UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER OR A RESI-
 DENTIAL CARE PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE BY THE  DEPARTMENT
 UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVEN  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, THE PENALTY SHALL NOT
 EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EVERY SUCH VIOLATION.
   (b) The penalty provided for in paragraph (a) of this subdivision  may
 be  increased to an amount not to exceed [five] TEN thousand dollars for
 a subsequent violation if the person committed the same violation,  with
 respect to the same or any other person or persons, within twelve months
 of  the  initial  violation for which a penalty was assessed pursuant to
 paragraph (a) of this subdivision and said  violations  were  a  serious
 threat to the health and safety of an individual or individuals.
   (c)  The penalty provided for in paragraph (a) of this subdivision may
 be increased to an amount not to exceed [ten] TWENTY thousand dollars if
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09071-01-3
              

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