Assembly Bill A1541

2015-2016 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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2015-A1541 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title 7 §267, Pub Health L; amd §6507, Ed L; amd §§2343, 3436 & 5505, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7845
2013-2014: A402

2015-A1541 (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.

2015-A1541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1541

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, JAFFEE, SCHIMEL, COOK, HOOPER, WEPRIN
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. 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 7 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 7
                    HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER HYGIENIC
                               DRESS CODE
SECTION 267. HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER HYGIENIC DRESS CODE.
  S  267.  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.
  (D)  "HEALTH  CARE  PRACTITIONER"  SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON LICENSED AS A
PHYSICIAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE  OF  THE  EDUCATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01417-01-5
              

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