Assembly Bill A2180C

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "safe patient handling act"

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A2180 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1123
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29-D Title 1-A §§2997-g - 2997-l, Pub Health L; add §6510-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10715, S7735

2013-A2180 - Summary

Enacts the safe patient handling act to establish a statewide safe patient handling policy for health care facilities in the state; creates the statewide safe patient handling work group.

2013-A2180 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2180

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, WEPRIN, RAMOS, PRETLOW, CRES-
  PO,   BARRETT,   ROBINSON,  CAHILL,  JAFFEE,  GABRYSZAK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SKARTADOS, LIFTON, CYMBROWITZ,  GLICK  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI, ARROYO, BENEDETTO, BOYLAND, BRAUNSTEIN,
  BRENNAN, BRINDISI, BRONSON, BROOK-KRASNY, CAMARA, CLARK, COLTON, COOK,
  DenDEKKER,  DINOWITZ, FARRELL, GALEF, GIBSON, HEASTIE, HOOPER, JACOBS,
  JOHNS, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI,  MAISEL,  MAYER,  MILLER,  MILLMAN,
  MONTESANO,  MOYA,  PAULIN,  PERRY,  RAIA, ROBERTS, ROSENTHAL, RUSSELL,
  SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, SIMOTAS, STEVENSON, SWEENEY, TITONE,
  WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to a safe patient handling policy for health care facilities

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "safe
patient handling act".
  S  2. Article 29-D of the public health law is amended by adding a new
title 1-A to read as follows:
                                TITLE 1-A
                      SAFE PATIENT HANDLING POLICY
SECTION 2997-G. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        2997-H. DEFINITIONS.
        2997-I. STATEWIDE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING WORK GROUP.
        2997-J. STATEWIDE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING POLICY.
        2997-K. HEALTH CARE FACILITY SAFE PATIENT HANDLING COMMITTEES.
        2997-L. ENFORCEMENT.
  S  2997-G.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  AND
DECLARES  THAT  IT  IS  IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO ENACT A STATEWIDE SAFE
PATIENT HANDLING POLICY FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN  NEW  YORK  STATE.

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

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multi-Sponsors

2013-A2180A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1123
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29-D Title 1-A §§2997-g - 2997-l, Pub Health L; add §6510-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10715, S7735

2013-A2180A - Summary

Enacts the safe patient handling act to establish a statewide safe patient handling policy for health care facilities in the state; creates the statewide safe patient handling work group.

2013-A2180A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2180--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, WEPRIN, RAMOS, PRETLOW, CRES-
  PO,   BARRETT,   ROBINSON,  CAHILL,  JAFFEE,  GABRYSZAK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SKARTADOS, LIFTON, CYMBROWITZ,  GLICK  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M. of A.   ABINANTI, ARROYO, BENEDETTO, BOYLAND, BRAUN-
  STEIN,  BRENNAN,  BRINDISI,  BRONSON,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAMARA,   CLARK,
  COLTON,  COOK,  DenDEKKER,  DINOWITZ, FARRELL, GALEF, GIBSON, HEASTIE,
  HOOPER, JACOBS, JOHNS,  LUPARDO,  MAGEE,  MAGNARELLI,  MAISEL,  MAYER,
  MILLER, MILLMAN, MONTESANO, MOYA, PAULIN, PERRY, RAIA, ROBERTS, ROSEN-
  THAL,  RUSSELL,  SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, SIMOTAS, STEVENSON,
  SWEENEY, TITONE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Health  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to a safe patient handling policy for health care facilities

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "safe
patient handling act".
  S 2. Article 29-D of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
title 1-A to read as follows:
                                TITLE 1-A
                      SAFE PATIENT HANDLING POLICY
SECTION 2997-G. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        2997-H. DEFINITIONS.
        2997-I. STATEWIDE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING WORK GROUP.
        2997-J. STATEWIDE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING POLICY.
        2997-K. HEALTH CARE FACILITY SAFE PATIENT HANDLING COMMITTEES.
        2997-L. ENFORCEMENT.
  S  2997-G.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  AND
DECLARES THAT IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO  ENACT  A  STATEWIDE  SAFE

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A2180B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1123
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29-D Title 1-A §§2997-g - 2997-l, Pub Health L; add §6510-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10715, S7735

2013-A2180B - Summary

Enacts the safe patient handling act to establish a statewide safe patient handling policy for health care facilities in the state; creates the statewide safe patient handling work group.

2013-A2180B - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2180--B
                                                        Cal. No. 457

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, WEPRIN, RAMOS, PRETLOW, CRES-
  PO,   BARRETT,   ROBINSON,  CAHILL,  JAFFEE,  GABRYSZAK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,  SKARTADOS,  LIFTON,  CYMBROWITZ,  GLICK,  WEISENBERG,
  DINOWITZ,  SKOUFIS,  TITONE,  ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, STECK, RYAN, ROBERTS,
  ZEBROWSKI, KELLNER, MOYA, ABBATE,  LAVINE,  STEVENSON,  KIM,  ESPINAL,
  ABINANTI, SCARBOROUGH, OTIS, MOSLEY, AUBRY, O'DONNELL, CORWIN, CURRAN,
  ROSA,  GOLDFEDER,  RABBITT, HENNESSEY, SANTABARBARA, STIRPE, BARRON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,  BENEDETTO,  BORELLI,  BOYLAND,
  BRAUNSTEIN,   BRENNAN,   BRINDISI,  BRONSON,  BROOK-KRASNY,  BUCHWALD,
  CAMARA, CERETTO, CLARK, COLTON,  COOK,  CROUCH,  DenDEKKER,  DIPIETRO,
  FAHY,  FARRELL, GALEF, GARBARINO, GIBSON, GIGLIO, GRAF, HEASTIE, HEVE-
  SI, HOOPER, JACOBS, JOHNS, KEARNS, LENTOL, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI,  MAGEE,
  MAGNARELLI,  MARKEY,  MAYER,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  MILLER,  MILLMAN,
  MONTESANO, NOLAN, PAULIN,  PERRY,  QUART,  RA,  RAIA,  RIVERA,  ROZIC,
  RUSSELL, SCHIMEL, SEPULVEDA, SIMANOWITZ, SIMOTAS, SOLAGES, STEC, SWEE-
  NEY,  TEDISCO,  THIELE,  WALTER,  WEINSTEIN,  WRIGHT  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported  from  commit-
  tee,  advanced  to  a  third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to a safe patient handling policy for health care facilities

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "safe
patient handling act".
  S 2. Article 29-D of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
title 1-A to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A2180C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1123
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29-D Title 1-A §§2997-g - 2997-l, Pub Health L; add §6510-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10715, S7735

2013-A2180C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the safe patient handling act to establish a statewide safe patient handling policy for health care facilities in the state; creates the statewide safe patient handling work group.

2013-A2180C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2180--C
                                                        Cal. No. 120

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, WEPRIN, RAMOS, PRETLOW, CRES-
  PO,  BARRETT,  ROBINSON,  CAHILL, JAFFEE, ENGLEBRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  SKARTADOS, LIFTON, CYMBROWITZ, GLICK, WEISENBERG,  DINOWITZ,  SKOUFIS,
  TITONE,  ROSENTHAL,  STECK,  RYAN,  ROBERTS, ZEBROWSKI, KELLNER, MOYA,
  ABBATE, LAVINE,  KIM,  ABINANTI,  SCARBOROUGH,  OTIS,  MOSLEY,  AUBRY,
  O'DONNELL, CURRAN, ROSA, GOLDFEDER, HENNESSEY, SANTABARBARA, STIRPE --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. ARROYO, BENEDETTO, BORELLI, BOYLAND,
  BRAUNSTEIN,  BRENNAN,  BRINDISI,  BRONSON,   BROOK-KRASNY,   BUCHWALD,
  CAMARA,  CERETTO,  CLARK,  COLTON,  COOK, CROUCH, DenDEKKER, DIPIETRO,
  FAHY, FARRELL, GALEF, GARBARINO, GIGLIO, GRAF, HEASTIE, HEVESI,  HOOP-
  ER,  JACOBS, JOHNS, KEARNS, LENTOL, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, MAGEE, MAGNAR-
  ELLI, MARKEY, MAYER, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MILLER, MILLMAN,  MONTESANO,
  NOLAN,  PAULIN,  PERRY, QUART, RA, RAIA, RIVERA, ROZIC, RUSSELL, SCHI-
  MEL, SEPULVEDA, SIMANOWITZ, SIMOTAS, SOLAGES, STEC, SWEENEY,  TEDISCO,
  THIELE,  WALTER,  WEINSTEIN,  WRIGHT  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on Codes -- reported and referred to the
  Committee on Ways and Means -- reported from committee, advanced to  a
  third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
  the order of third reading -- advanced to a third reading, amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to a safe patient handling policy for health care facilities

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "safe
patient handling act".
  S 2. Article 29-D of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
title 1-A to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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