Senate Bill S7313

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the admission of COVID-19 positive residents to residential facilities for persons with developmental disabilities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Disabilities 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-S7313 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.44, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S5922

2023-S7313 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the admission of COVID-19 positive residents to residential facilities for persons with developmental disabilities.

2023-S7313 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7313 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7313
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK  --  read  twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabil-
   ities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  prohibiting  the
   admission of COVID-19 positive residents to residential facilities for
   persons with developmental disabilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 13.44 to read as follows:
 § 13.44 ADMISSION OF COVID-19 POSITIVE RESIDENTS.
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION OR GUIDANCE TO THE CONTRARY,
 NO  RESIDENTIAL  FACILITY  FOR  THE  CARE  AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES INCLUDING A FAMILY CARE HOME SHALL  KNOWINGLY
 ALLOW  A RESIDENT WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 TO ENTER OR REEN-
 TER THAT FACILITY AS A  TEMPORARY  OR  PERMANENT  RESIDENT  UNLESS  SUCH
 PERSON PROVIDES PROOF OF A NEGATIVE TEST FOR COVID-19.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09165-01-3

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