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Assembly Bill A1028

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital

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2019-A1028 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1279
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10494
2011-2012: A4908, S2514
2013-2014: A2128, S615
2015-2016: A6706, S2434
2017-2018: A2436, S2667
2021-2022: S88

2019-A1028 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital.

2019-A1028 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1028
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
   tals  to  establish  and utilize procedural medical checklists for the
   provision of all intensive care unit medical procedures

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BY RULE OR REGULATION REQUIRE EVERY  HOSPI-
 TAL  TO  ESTABLISH,  UTILIZE AND COMPLETE A CHECKLIST FOR EACH INTENSIVE
 CARE UNIT MEDICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED OR  OCCURRING  AT  SUCH  HOSPITAL.
 SUCH  CHECKLISTS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF REDUCING
 INFECTIONS AND RELATED ILLNESSES, IMPROVING THE  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF
 PATIENTS,  AND  ENSURING THAT THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILI-
 TIES AND PERSONNEL ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE  INTENSIVE  CARE
 MEDICAL  PROCEDURE.  ALL SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE PROMULGATED
 AND IMPLEMENTED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01381-01-9

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