Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 26, 2013 |
signed chap.5 |
Feb 15, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 04, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.6 substituted for s2079 |
Jan 23, 2013 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 17, 2013 |
advanced to third reading cal.3 |
Jan 15, 2013 |
reported |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A1988
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-A1988 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2079
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §2805-u, add §2805-v, Pub Health L
2013-A1988 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1988 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital observa- tion services; and to repeal section 2805-u of the public health law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2805-u of the public health law, as added by chap- ter 471 of the laws of 2012, is REPEALED. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2805-v to read as follows: S 2805-V. OBSERVATION SERVICES. 1. IF A GENERAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES OBSERVATION SERVICES, SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. 2. OBSERVATION SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED FOR SUCH PERIOD OF TIME AS IS PERMITTED BY THE COMMISSIONER BY REGULATION. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL POLICIES FOR PROVIDING OBSERVATION SERVICES TO BENEFICIARIES, AS SET FORTH IN TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURI- TY ACT (MEDICARE), EXCEPT WHERE NECESSARY, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY. 3. BASED ON THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF THE PATIENT, WHICH SHALL BE DETER- MINED IN PROMPT FASHION BY APPROPRIATE STAFF, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND PATIENT SAFETY, A GENERAL HOSPITAL SHALL DETERMINE (A) THE PROPER CLINICAL LOCATION FOR THE CARE OF A SPECIFIC PATIENT REQUIRING OBSERVATION SERVICES, INCLUDING WHETHER OR NOT TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES IN A DISTINCT PHYSICAL SPACE, AND (B) THE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT OF OBSERVATION SERVICES. 4. EVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL PROVIDING OBSERVATION SERVICES SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR OBSERVATION SERVICES, INCLUDING: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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