Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 30, 2024 |
print number 9718a |
Apr 30, 2024 |
amend and recommit to health |
Apr 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A9718A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Helene Weinstein
2023-A9718 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803, Pub Health L
2023-A9718 - Summary
Requires hospitals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program; directs the commissioner of health to evaluate reimbursement policies in relation to pressure ulcer prevention; provides for the establishment of a pressure ulcer prevention center of excellence.
2023-A9718 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9718 I N A S S E M B L Y April 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi- tals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows: 15. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EACH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND RESI- DENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION PROGRAM. (B) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL EVALUATE CURRENT REIMBURSEMENT POLI- CIES IN REGARD TO PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A MENU OF REIMBURSEMENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF PRESSURE ULCERS ACROSS ALL HEALTH CARE SETTINGS. (C) BY OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH CENTER SHALL CONSULT WITH EXPERTS ACROSS THE WORLD AND SEEK PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14439-01-4
co-Sponsors
Helene Weinstein
2023-A9718A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803, Pub Health L
2023-A9718A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires hospitals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program; directs the commissioner of health to evaluate reimbursement policies in relation to pressure ulcer prevention; provides for the establishment of a pressure ulcer prevention center of excellence.
2023-A9718A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9718--A I N A S S E M B L Y April 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi- tals and residential health care facilities to implement a pressure ulcer prevention program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows: 15. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EACH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND RESI- DENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION PROGRAM. (B) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL EVALUATE CURRENT REIMBURSEMENT POLI- CIES IN REGARD TO PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A MENU OF REIMBURSEMENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF PRESSURE ULCERS ACROSS ALL HEALTH CARE SETTINGS. (C) BY OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14439-02-4
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