| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2012 |
print number 221a |
| Jan 13, 2012 |
amend and recommit to health |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to health |
| Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S221A
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S221 - Details
2011-S221 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S221
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a central
registry of medical personnel terminated for cause
PURPOSE:
Establishes a central registry for medical personnel terminated for
cause.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2823 to read as follows: Central state registry of employees of
medical facilities terminated for cause. Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, the department is authorized to and
shall establish and maintain a central state registry identifying
personnel employed by medical facilities within the state who have
been terminated from their employment by a medical facility for cause
JUSTIFICATION:
To maintain such information as the commissioner requires, including,
the name, address, date of birth, and social security number of each
person so terminated.
BILL HISTORY:
2011-S221 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
221
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2823 to read as follows:
S 2823. CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY OF EMPLOYEES OF MEDICAL FACILITIES
TERMINATED FOR CAUSE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO AND SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAIN-
TAIN A CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY IDENTIFYING PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY MEDICAL
FACILITIES WITHIN THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN TERMINATED FROM THEIR EMPLOY-
MENT BY A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR CAUSE. THE REGISTRY SHALL MAINTAIN SUCH
INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSION REQUIRES, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, THE
NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF BIRTH, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF EACH PERSON
SO TERMINATED, THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE TERMINATING
FACILITY, THE DATE AND REASONS FOR THE TERMINATION, AND, TO THE EXTENT
KNOWN BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY, WHETHER CRIMINAL CHARGES WERE FILED
AGAINST THE PERSON TERMINATED. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN
IN THE REGISTRY THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE KEPT PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS
THAN FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING TERMINATION, RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT, OR
FAILURE TO BE HIRED OR RENEWED AT WHICH TIME THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PURGE
FROM THE REGISTRY SUCH INFORMATION.
2. EACH MEDICAL FACILITY SHALL TRANSMIT THE REQUISITE INFORMATION, IN
SUCH FORM AS IS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO THE DEPARTMENT, NO
LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH CALENDAR DAY FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT OF ANY PERSON WHO WAS TERMINATED FOR CAUSE OR ANY PERSON WHO
RETIRED OR RESIGNED IN ORDER TO AVOID TERMINATION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S221A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S221A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S221A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a central
registry of medical personnel terminated for cause
PURPOSE:
Establishes a central registry for medical personnel
terminated for cause.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by
adding a new section 2823 to read as follows: central state registry
of employees of medical facilities terminated for cause.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department
is authorized to and shall establish and maintain a central state
registry identifying personnel employed by medical facilities within
the state who have been terminated from their employment by a medical
facility for cause
JUSTIFICATION:
To maintain such information as the commissioner
requires, including, the name, address, date of birth, and social
security number of each person so terminated.
2011-S221A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
221--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2823 to read as follows:
S 2823. CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY OF EMPLOYEES OF MEDICAL FACILITIES
TERMINATED FOR CAUSE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO AND SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAIN-
TAIN A CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY IDENTIFYING PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY MEDICAL
FACILITIES WITHIN THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN TERMINATED FROM THEIR EMPLOY-
MENT BY A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR CAUSE. THE REGISTRY SHALL MAINTAIN SUCH
INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSION REQUIRES, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, THE
NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF BIRTH, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF EACH PERSON
SO TERMINATED, THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE TERMINATING
FACILITY, THE DATE AND REASONS FOR THE TERMINATION, AND, TO THE EXTENT
KNOWN BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY, WHETHER CRIMINAL CHARGES WERE FILED
AGAINST THE PERSON TERMINATED. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN
IN THE REGISTRY THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE KEPT PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS
THAN FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING TERMINATION, RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT, OR
FAILURE TO BE HIRED OR RENEWED AT WHICH TIME THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PURGE
FROM THE REGISTRY SUCH INFORMATION.
2. EACH MEDICAL FACILITY SHALL TRANSMIT THE REQUISITE INFORMATION, IN
SUCH FORM AS IS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO THE DEPARTMENT, NO
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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