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Assembly Bill A4303A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires dialysis center disaster preparedness plans

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2017-A4303 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §23-d, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9374
2015-2016: A2726
2019-2020: A6440

2017-A4303 - Summary

Requires facilities offering dialysis services to have an alternate generated power source for use during a general power outage or disaster emergency; exemptions.

2017-A4303 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4303
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, CRESPO -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to dialysis center disas-
   ter preparedness plans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 23-d
 to read as follows:
   § 23-D. FACILITIES OFFERING DIALYSIS SERVICES. ALL FACILITIES OFFERING
 DIALYSIS SERVICES SHALL HAVE AN ALTERNATE GENERATED  POWER  SOURCE.  FOR
 THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION "ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE" MEANS
 ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF A CAPACITY THAT IS  CAPABLE  OF
 PROVIDING  ADEQUATE  ELECTRICITY  TO  OPERATE ALL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO
 PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIALYSIS SERVICES WHICH CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENT
 OF THE LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND PROVIDE  ELECTRIC-
 ITY  DURING A GENERAL POWER OUTAGE OR DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03447-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-A4303A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §23-d, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9374
2015-2016: A2726
2019-2020: A6440

2017-A4303A - Summary

Requires facilities offering dialysis services to have an alternate generated power source for use during a general power outage or disaster emergency; exemptions.

2017-A4303A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4303--A
                                                         Cal. No. 325
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, CRESPO -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations  --  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
   order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to dialysis center disas-
   ter preparedness plans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 23-d
 to read as follows:
   § 23-D. FACILITIES OFFERING DIALYSIS SERVICES. ALL FACILITIES OFFERING
 DIALYSIS SERVICES SHALL HAVE AN ALTERNATE POWER SOURCE. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION  "ALTERNATE  POWER  SOURCE"  MEANS  ELECTRIC  GENERATING
 EQUIPMENT  THAT  IS  OF A CAPACITY THAT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE
 ELECTRICITY TO OPERATE ALL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY  TO  PROVIDE  INDIVIDUALS
 WITH  DIALYSIS SERVICES WHICH CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF THE LOCAL ELEC-
 TRIC UTILITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND PROVIDE ELECTRICITY DURING A GENER-
 AL POWER OUTAGE OR DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWEN-
 TY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  BE
 CONSTRUED  TO  APPLY  TO A PATIENT'S HOME OR OTHER LOCATION. WHEREBY THE
 PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THAT LOCATION IS NOT TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE,  INCLUD-
 ING  A  TRAINING  LOCATION  THAT  TRAINS  PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS THERAPIES
 INTENDED TO BE  CONDUCTED PRIMARILY BY ONE'S SELF IN THEIR OWN  HOME  OR
 OTHER LOCATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03447-04-8

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2017-A4303B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §23-d, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9374
2015-2016: A2726
2019-2020: A6440

2017-A4303B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires facilities offering dialysis services to have an alternate generated power source for use during a general power outage or disaster emergency; exemptions.

2017-A4303B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4303--B
                                                         Cal. No. 325
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, CRESPO -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations  --  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
   order of third reading -- again  amended  on  third  reading,  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to dialysis center disas-
   ter preparedness plans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  23-d
 to read as follows:
   § 23-D. FACILITIES OFFERING DIALYSIS SERVICES. ALL FACILITIES OFFERING
 DIALYSIS SERVICES SHALL HAVE AN ALTERNATE POWER SOURCE. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION "ALTERNATE POWER SOURCE" MEANS EQUIPMENT THAT IS CAPABLE
 OF  PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO OPERATE ALL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO
 PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIALYSIS SERVICES WHICH CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENT
 OF THE LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND PROVIDE  ELECTRIC-
 ITY  DURING A GENERAL POWER OUTAGE OR DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.   THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  NOT  BE  CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO A PATIENT'S HOME OR OTHER
 LOCATION WHERE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THAT LOCATION IS  NOT  TO  PROVIDE
 HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING A TRAINING LOCATION THAT TRAINS PATIENTS ON DIAL-
 YSIS  THERAPIES  INTENDED  TO  BE   CONDUCTED PRIMARILY BY ONE'S SELF IN
 THEIR OWN HOME OR OTHER LOCATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03447-07-8

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