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Senate Bill S4520B

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Includes certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work

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2009-S4520 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §167, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S159
2013-2014: S1054
2015-2016: S4779
2017-2018: S857
2019-2020: S965

2009-S4520 - Summary

Includes certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work.

2009-S4520 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4520 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4520

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, DIAZ, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PADAVAN, VOLKER --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor law and the education law, in relation to
  including certified nursing assistants in provisions of  law  relating
  to restrictions on consecutive hours of work

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 167  of  the  labor
law,  as added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  b. "Nurse" shall mean a registered professional nurse  or  a  licensed
practical  nurse  as  defined  by article one hundred thirty-nine of the
education law who provides direct patient care, OR A  CERTIFIED  NURSING
ASSISTANT.
  S  2.  Section 6510-e of the education law, as added by chapter 493 of
the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 6510-e. Nurses' refusal of overtime work. The refusal of a  licensed
practical  nurse  [or],  a  registered professional nurse OR A CERTIFIED
NURSING ASSISTANT to work beyond said nurse's regularly scheduled  hours
of  work  shall  not  solely  constitute  patient abandonment or neglect
except under the circumstances provided for under subdivision  three  of
section one hundred sixty-seven of the labor law.
  S  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as chapter 493 of the laws of 2008, takes effect.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11206-01-9

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2009-S4520A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §167, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S159
2013-2014: S1054
2015-2016: S4779
2017-2018: S857
2019-2020: S965

2009-S4520A - Summary

Includes certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work.

2009-S4520A - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4520A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4520--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, DIAZ, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PADAVAN, VOLKER --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the  Committee  on  Labor  -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in
  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the labor law and the  education  law,  in  relation  to
  including  certified  nursing assistants in provisions of law relating
  to restrictions on consecutive hours of work

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 1 of section 167 of the labor
law, as added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read  as
follows:
  b.  "Nurse"  shall  mean a registered professional nurse or a licensed
practical nurse as defined by article one  hundred  thirty-nine  of  the
education  law  who provides direct patient care, OR A CERTIFIED NURSING
ASSISTANT.
  S 2. Section 6510-e of the education law, as added by chapter  493  of
the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  6510-e. Nurses' refusal of overtime work. The refusal of a licensed
practical nurse [or], a registered professional  nurse  OR  A  CERTIFIED
NURSING  ASSISTANT to work beyond said nurse's regularly scheduled hours
of work shall not  solely  constitute  patient  abandonment  or  neglect
except  under  the circumstances provided for under subdivision three of
section one hundred sixty-seven of the labor law.
  S 3. 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.
                                                           LBD11206-02-0

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2009-S4520B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §167, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S159
2013-2014: S1054
2015-2016: S4779
2017-2018: S857
2019-2020: S965

2009-S4520B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work.

2009-S4520B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4520B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4520--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, DIAZ, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PADAVAN, VOLKER --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the  Committee  on  Labor  -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in
  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including certified nurs-
  ing assistants in  provisions  of  law  relating  to  restrictions  on
  consecutive hours of work

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 167  of  the  labor
law,  as  added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new
paragraph d is added to read as follows:
  b. "Nurse" shall mean a registered professional nurse  or  a  licensed
practical  nurse  as  defined  by article one hundred thirty-nine of the
education law who provides direct patient care, OR A  CERTIFIED  NURSING
ASSISTANT AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
  D.  "CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS SUCCESS-
FULLY COMPLETED A  NURSE  AIDE  TRAINING  AND/OR  COMPETENCY  EVALUATION
PROGRAM  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND/OR IS CURRENTLY
LISTED IN THE NURSE AIDE REGISTRY.
  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.
                                                           LBD11206-04-0

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