Assembly Bill A6728

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring hospitals to establish a violence prevention program and conduct an annual safety and security assessment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A6728 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1907
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2827, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10733, S8355
2021-2022: A4848, A9910, S8834
2023-2024: A474, S4909

2019-A6728 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring hospitals to establish a violence prevention program and conduct an annual safety and security assessment for the purpose of protecting health care workers, patients, families and visitors.

2019-A6728 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6728
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
   tals to conduct an annual safety and security assessment and develop a
   violence prevention program
 
   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.  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM.  1.  WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A
 VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM  FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING HEALTH CARE
 WORKERS, PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND VISITORS. THE PROGRAM SHALL, AT A  MINI-
 MUM, INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   2.  BEGINNING  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, ALL HOSPITALS SHALL
 CONDUCT, NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, A SAFETY AND  SECURITY  ASSESSMENT  AND
 DEVELOP  A  SAFETY  AND  SECURITY  PLAN. AS PART OF THE PLAN, A HOSPITAL
 SHALL ADOPT SECURITY  POLICIES  INCLUDING  PERSONNEL  TRAINING  POLICIES
 DESIGNED TO PROTECT PERSONNEL, PATIENTS, AND VISITORS FROM AGGRESSIVE OR
 VIOLENT  BEHAVIOR. THE ASSESSMENT SHALL CONSIDER LIMITING AND REGULATING
 VISITOR ACCESS THROUGH A SECURE PRIMARY  ENTRANCE,  IMPLEMENTING  STRONG
 VISITOR  MANAGEMENT  PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF VISITOR SCREENING TECH-
 NOLOGIES THAT INCORPORATE THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION BADG-
 ES TO ALL VISITORS ENTERING  THE  HOSPITAL.  IN  CONDUCTING  THE  ANNUAL
 ASSESSMENT  AND  DEVELOPING  THE  PLAN,  THE HOSPITAL SHALL CONSULT WITH
 AFFECTED EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE RECOGNIZED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGENT
 OR AGENTS, IF ANY, AND MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL  MEDICAL  STAFF  AND  MAY
 OCCUR  THROUGH  ESTABLISHED  HOSPITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEES AND
 EXISTING LABOR MANAGEMENT  COMMITTEES.  PERSONS  REGULARLY  ASSIGNED  TO
 PROVIDE  SECURITY  IN  A  HOSPITAL  SETTING  SHALL BE ADEQUATELY TRAINED
 REGARDING THE ROLE OF SECURITY IN  HOSPITAL  OPERATIONS,  INCLUDING  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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