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Assembly Bill A9074

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a state-wide database on the location and availability of medical procedures

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2009-A9074 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2995-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7534
2013-2014: A5745
2015-2016: A4199
2017-2018: A3429

2009-A9074 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a state-wide database providing the location and availability of medical procedures within New York state, specifying which hospitals are equipped to perform each procedure.

2009-A9074 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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