S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5061
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, SIMON, PAULIN, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, GALEF
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, B. MILLER -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to banning smoking in
adult care facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph n of subdivision 1 of section 1399-o of the
public health law, as amended by chapter 389 of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
n. general hospitals and residential health care facilities as defined
in article twenty-eight of this chapter, ADULT CARE FACILITIES ESTAB-
LISHED OR CERTIFIED UNDER TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL
SERVICES LAW, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH RESIDENCES ESTABLISHED UNDER
SECTION 41.44 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, FACILITIES WHERE DAY TREATMENT
PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED, and other health care facilities licensed by the
state in which persons reside[; provided, however, that the provisions
of this subdivision shall not prohibit smoking by patients in separate
enclosed rooms of residential health care facilities, adult care facili-
ties established or certified under title two of article seven of the
social services law, community mental health residences established
under section 41.44 of the mental hygiene law, or facilities where day
treatment programs are provided, which are designated as smoking rooms
for patients of such facilities or programs];
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07826-01-7