Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 18, 2014 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 12, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 07, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 06, 2014 |
1st report cal.563 |
Apr 09, 2014 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6979
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
Votes
2013-S6979 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2805-m, Pub Health L
2013-S6979 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6979 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital sepsis data Purpose: This bill would provide the Department of Health (Department) and all hospitals the time necessary to assure that certain hospital quality measures relating to sepsis are accurate, valid and reliable, and appropriately reflect care provided by individual hospitals before public release of hospital specific data. Summary of Provisions: Section 1 of the bill would add new Public Health Law (PHL) § 2805-m (4) to deem the initial-period of collection of hospital sepsis data by the Department pursuant to 10 NYCRR § 405.4(a)(7) as a "pilot phase not exceed two years. During the pilot, the Department would: (1) ensure that all sepsis data included in public databases and reports is encrypted to prevent hospital identification; (2) provide each hospital with access only to the data submitted by that particular hospital; (3) consult with appropriate stakeholders regarding the public release of such data concerning hospital performance; and (4) provide regular reports to hospitals regarding the accuracy of the data submitted and give guidance for improving the accuracy of such
2013-S6979 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6979 I N S E N A T E April 9, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- (at request of the Department of Health) -- 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 hospital sepsis data THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2805-m of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. (A) HOSPITAL CLINICAL DATA SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (7) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION 405.4 OF TITLE 10 OF THE OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SHALL FOR THE INITIAL PHASE OF DATA COLLECTION BE CONSIDERED A "PILOT PHASE", THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO ENSURE THE COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF REPORTING BY HOSPITALS. (B) FOR DATA REPORTED DURING THE PILOT PHASE, HOSPITAL IDENTIFIERS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ANY AND ALL PUBLIC DATABASES AND REPORTS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE EACH HOSPITAL WITH AN ENCRYPTION KEY FOR THAT HOSPITAL ONLY TO PERMIT ACCESS TO ITS OWN PERFORMANCE DATA FOR INTERNAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES. HOSPITAL SPECIFIC PUBLIC REPORTING OF SEPSIS DATA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO RISK ADJUSTED SEPSIS MORTALITY RATES, MAY REQUIRE UP TO, BUT NO MORE THAN, TWO YEARS OF "PILOT PHASE" COLLECTION DEPENDING ON THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OUTCOMES OF THE DATA COLLECTED. (C) AS DESCRIBED IN THE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE SUBMISSION OF DATA ON SEPSIS TO THE DEPARTMENT, CONSULTATION WITH APPROPRIATE NATIONAL, HOSPITAL AND EXPERT STAKEHOLDERS WILL ASSIST IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC RELEASE OF HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE. (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE REGULAR REPORTS AS NEEDED TO HOSPITALS ASSESSING THE ACCURACY OF THE DATA SUBMITTED DURING THE PILOT PHASE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF DATA REPORTING. (E) AFTER THE PILOT PHASE IS COMPLETED, ALL DATA SUBMITTED UNDER THIS SECTION AND COMPILED IN THE DATABASE ESTABLISHED HEREIN AND ALL PUBLIC REPORTS DERIVED THEREFROM SHALL INCLUDE HOSPITAL IDENTIFIERS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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