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Assembly Bill A1570

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes standards and programs relating to the prevention and/or reduction of the incidence of hospital-acquired infections

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2015-A1570 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง2819-a & 2819-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A294
2011-2012: A3963
2013-2014: A482

2015-A1570 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes standards and programs relating to the prevention and/or reduction of the incidence of hospital acquired infections.

2015-A1570 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1570

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI,  GALEF, BENEDETTO, BROOK-KRASNY,
  COLTON, CAHILL, CLARK, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK,
  HOOPER, RIVERA, ROBINSON, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing stan-
  dards and programs relating to the prevention and/or reduction of  the
  incidence of hospital-acquired infections

  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 two new sections
2819-a and 2819-b to read as follows:
  S 2819-A. HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION PREVENTION STANDARDS.  1.    THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  AND ADMINISTER REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
GOVERNING THE PREVENTION OF AND/OR THE REDUCTION  IN  THE  INCIDENCE  OF
HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED  INFECTIONS  IN  PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND RESIDENTIAL
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS HE OR SHE  MAY
DEEM APPROPRIATE TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH REGULATORY STANDARDS, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO  QUALITY  CONTROL,  EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING STANDARDS,
REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF AND/OR THE REDUCTION  IN  THE  INCIDENCE  OF
HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED  INFECTIONS.  THESE STANDARDS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF RECOGNIZED CENTERS OF EXPERTISE IN THE  IDENTIFI-
CATION AND PREVENTION OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED  TO  THE  NATIONAL HEALTH CARE SAFETY NETWORK OF THE CENTERS FOR
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OR ITS SUCCESSOR.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
ALSO  CONSULT  WITH  ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF PROFESSIONS, INSTI-
TUTIONS AND THOSE WITH EXPERTISE IN INFECTION CONTROL  WITH  RESPECT  TO
THE REGULATORY STANDARDS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND SHALL
PROMULGATE  SUCH  REGULATIONS  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  SOLICIT  AND  CONSIDER  PUBLIC  COMMENT
PRIOR TO SUCH ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH STANDARDS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01652-01-5
              

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