| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2010 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken vote reconsidered - restored to third reading substitution reconsidered |
| Mar 22, 2010 |
substituted by a6671b |
| Mar 18, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
| Mar 17, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
| Mar 16, 2010 |
1st report cal.267 |
| Jan 12, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
| Jun 02, 2009 |
reported and committed to codes |
| May 21, 2009 |
print number 5463b |
| May 21, 2009 |
amend and recommit to health |
| May 12, 2009 |
print number 5463a |
| May 12, 2009 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
| May 07, 2009 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5463
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2009-S5463 - Details
2009-S5463 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5463
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing all
blind and visually impaired patients with an audio CD of the discharge
plan
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill directs hospitals to provide all blind and visually impaired
patients with an audio CD of their discharge plan.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section one adds a new subdivision 9 to section 2803-i of the public
health law that directs hospitals to provide all blind and visually
impaired patients with an audio CD of their discharge plan.
Section two sets out the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
It is often difficult for patients to remember the extensive
instructions given to them by their doctors upon discharge from a
hospital. Blind or visually impaired patients might also have trouble
writing instructions down, which would compound the difficulty of
remembering them. This bill requires hospitals to provide blind and
visually impaired patients with an audio CD of their discharge plan so
2009-S5463A - Details
2009-S5463A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5463A
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing all
blind and visually impaired patients with an audio CD of the discharge
plan
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill directs hospitals to provide all blind and visually impaired
patients with an audio CD of their discharge plan.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section one adds a new subdivision 9 to section 2803-i of the public
health law that directs hospitals to provide all blind and visually
impaired patients with an audio CD of their discharge plan.
Section two sets out the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
It is often difficult for patients to remember the extensive
instructions given to them by their doctors upon discharge from a
hospital. Blind or visually impaired patients might also have trouble
writing instructions down, which would compound the difficulty of
remembering them. This bill requires hospitals to provide blind and
visually impaired patients with an audio CD of their discharge plan so
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2009-S5463B (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5463B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5463B REVISED 01/12/10
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing all
blind and visually impaired patients with an audio recording of the
discharge plan
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill directs hospitals to offer all blind and visually impaired
patients an audio recording of their discharge plan.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section one adds a new subdivision 9 to section 2803-i of the public
health law that directs hospitals to offer all blind and visually
impaired patients an audio recording of their discharge plan.
Section two sets out the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
It is often difficult for patients to remember the extensive
instructions given to them by their doctors upon discharge from a
hospital. Blind or visually impaired patients might also have trouble
writing instructions down, which would compound the difficulty of
remembering them. This bill requires hospitals to offer blind and
visually impaired patients an audio recording of their discharge plan
2009-S5463B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5463--B
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 7, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing all
blind and visually impaired patients with an audio recording of the
discharge plan
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2803-i of the public health law is
renumbered subdivision 10 and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as
follows:
9. UPON DISCHARGE OF A BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PATIENT, A HOSPITAL
SHALL OFFER TO PROVIDE THE PATIENT'S DISCHARGE PLAN AS AN AUDIO RECORD-
ING, TO BE MADE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO THE PREFERENCE OF SUCH PATIENT OR
SUCH PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE ON COMPACT DISC OR OTHER MEDIUM AS THE
HOSPITAL MAY OFFER, OR AS AN ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED DIGITAL FILE, IN
ADDITION TO A WRITTEN COPY OF THE DISCHARGE PLAN.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09196-06-9
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