| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
| Jan 13, 2017 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2315
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
Actions
2017-S2315 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2827, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S4308
2017-S2315 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2315
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring
hospitals to post information regarding the length of time a patient
will wait in a hospital emergency department
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
The purpose of this bill is to inform emergency room patients the
length of time one has to wait.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This bill would: Require hospitals to post in the patient waiting
rooms of emergency departments a clock, sign, or other device
displaying the approximate wait time.
JUSTIFICATION :
This bill would require all ERs to have a physical wait-time clock and
for the ER's wait time to be available online. This will encourage
hospitals with long wait times to help give patients an idea of how
long they will need to wait for care. Studies have shown that
displaying and informing patients of their wait-time length directly
2017-S2315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2315
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi-
tals to post information regarding the length of time a patient will
wait in a hospital emergency department
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 a new section
2827 to read as follows:
§ 2827. PATIENTS WAITING FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT. HOSPITALS SHALL
PROMINENTLY POST IN THE PATIENT WAITING ROOMS OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS A
CLOCK, SIGN, OR OTHER DEVICE DISPLAYING THE APPROXIMATE TIME BEFORE A
PATIENT AWAITING EMERGENCY TREATMENT SHALL BE SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN, NURSE
OR OTHER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL FOR EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT.
HOSPITALS SHALL ALSO MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.
§ 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.
LBD06928-01-7
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