Assembly Actions -
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May 25, 2010 |
held for consideration in health |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
Jul 10, 2009 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A9074
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCKEVITT
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
2009-A9074 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9074 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9074 REVISED 09/03/09 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a state-wide database on the location and availability of medical proce- dures SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends subdivision 1 of section 2995-b of the public health law by adding a new paragraph (d) which establishes a state-wide data- base of all medical procedures performed in hospitals in New York State that lists each procedure and information on which hospitals are equipped to perform it. Section 2. Amends section 2995-b of the public health law to add subdi- visions 4 and 5 which require that the Department of Health provide electronic access to the state-wide database of medical procedures performed in hospitals and that this information is available on the Department of Health website. Furthermore, the Department of Health is instructed to promulgate and rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of the database. Section 3. Effective date JUSTIFICATION: Establishing a state-wide database would help to ensure that when there
2009-A9074 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9074 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y July 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a state-wide database on the location and availability of medical proce- dures THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2995-b of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D) ESTABLISH A STATE-WIDE DATABASE OF ALL MEDICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN HOSPITALS IN THE STATE. THE DATABASE SHALL LIST EACH MEDICAL PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHICH HOSPITALS ARE EQUIPPED TO PERFORM SUCH MEDICAL PROCEDURE. S 2. Section 2995-b of the public health law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 4 and 5 to read as follows: 4. ELECTRONIC ACCESS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO AND COPYING OF HOSPITAL REPORT CARDS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 5. RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH DATABASE ESTAB- LISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10718-01-9
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