Assembly Bill A402

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the health care practitioner hygienic dress code program within the department of health to address clothing and jewelry that may cause infections

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A402 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6378
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title 6 §266, Pub Health L; amd §6507, Ed L; amd §§2343, 3436 & 5505, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7845
2015-2016: A1541

2013-A402 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the health care practitioner hygienic dress code program within the department of health to address clothing, jewelry and identification tags worn by health care professionals that may cause infection, disease and bacteria in patients, visitors and the general public.

2013-A402 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   402

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MAGNARELLI, JAFFEE, MAISEL, SCHIMEL, MILLMAN,
  COOK, GIBSON, HOOPER,  WEPRIN  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  BOYLAND, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, the education law and the insur-
  ance law, in relation  to  establishing  a  health  care  practitioner
  hygienic   dress  code;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  certain
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Article 2 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new title 6 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 6
                    HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER HYGIENIC
                               DRESS CODE
SECTION 266. HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER HYGIENIC DRESS CODE.
  S 266. HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER HYGIENIC DRESS CODE.  1.  DEFINITIONS.
THE  FOLLOWING  WORDS  OR  PHRASES  AS USED IN THIS TITLE SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "CONTINUING EDUCATION"  SHALL  MEAN  ALL  PROFESSIONAL  CONTINUING
EDUCATION  PROGRAMS  REQUIRED  EITHER  BY  STATE LAW, OR BY PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS AUTHORIZED BY  THE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  TO  MONITOR  THE
REQUIREMENTS  OF  LICENSURE  OR  CERTIFICATION AND TO CONDUCT CONTINUING
EDUCATION REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER.
  (B) "COUNCIL" SHALL MEAN THE STATE HEALTH CARE  PRACTITIONER  HYGIENIC
DRESS CODE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  (C) "HEALTH CARE FACILITY" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE A HOSPITAL AND RESI-
DENTIAL  HEALTH CARE FACILITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED
ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ANY SETTING IN WHICH A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER
REGULARLY PRACTICES HIS OR HER PROFESSION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01504-01-3
              

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