Assembly Bill A8466

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons

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  • 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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2021-A8466 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8159
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2810-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7085, S3572

2021-A8466 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons; requires nursing homes to develop and submit plans to the department of health for the designation of such dedicated storage spaces; establishes requirements for such storage spaces.

2021-A8466 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8466
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring  nursing
   homes  to  designate  dedicated  storage spaces for the storage of the
   bodies of deceased persons
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2810-a to read as follows:
   § 2810-A. NURSING HOME SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 1. (A)  EACH  NURSING  HOME
 SHALL DEVELOP AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A PLAN DESIGNATING A LOCATION
 FOR  TEMPORARY  ON-SITE STORAGE OF BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONS WHO DIE AT
 SUCH NURSING HOME UNTIL THOSE BODIES CAN BE SAFELY TRANSFERRED TO APPRO-
 PRIATE PARTIES FOR PURPOSES OF AUTOPSY OR DISPOSITION.
   (B) SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) THE DESIGNATION OF A DEDICATED STORAGE SPACE. IF  A  NURSING  HOME
 DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE AN APPROPRIATE SPACE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE PLAN SHALL INDICATE HOW THE NURS-
 ING   HOME   WILL  SATISFY  THESE  REQUIREMENTS  INCLUDING  THROUGH  NEW
 CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPACES OR UTILIZATION OF MOBILE
 STORAGE SPACES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (II) IDENTIFICATION OF  THE  MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF  BODIES  OF  DECEASED
 PERSONS  THAT  CAN  BE SAFELY STORED WITHIN THE DEDICATED STORAGE SPACE;
 AND
   (III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE MEANS BY WHICH THE NURSING HOME WILL ENSURE
 THAT BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONS ARE HANDLED, STORED, AND TRANSFERRED  IN
 A SAFE AND SANITARY MANNER, INCLUDING PROPER IDENTIFICATION AND MINIMIZ-
 ING  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME  FOR WHICH EACH BODY IS KEPT IN THE DEDICATED
 STORAGE SPACE BEFORE TRANSFER TO OTHER APPROPRIATE PARTIES.
   (C) A DEDICATED STORAGE SPACE DESIGNATED FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION SHALL BE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13413-02-1
              

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