Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 17, 2020 |
signed chap.81 delivered to governor |
Feb 11, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.388 substituted for a9135 |
Feb 11, 2020 |
substituted by s7185 |
Jan 30, 2020 |
advanced to third reading cal.388 |
Jan 28, 2020 |
reported |
Jan 22, 2020 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A9135
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALEF
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7185 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2019-A9135 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7185
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §2994-ll sub 4, amd §2994-ll, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.474 & A.212)
2019-A9135 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9135 I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to ordering services where the identified caregivers being unwilling or unable to give proper care THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2994-ll of the public health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the public health law relating to central venous lines, as proposed in legislative bill numbers S. 474 and A. 212, is REPEALED. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2994-ll of the public health law, as added by chapter 391 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 1. As soon as possible and not later than twenty-four hours prior to a patient's discharge from a hospital, the hospital shall consult with the identified caregiver along with the patient regarding the caregiver's capabilities and limitations and issue a discharge plan that describes a patient's after-care needs at his or her residence. In the event the hospital is unable to contact the designated caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient or an appropriate discharge of the patient. IN THE EVENT THAT THE IDENTIFIED CAREGIVER IS UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO CONFIDENTLY PROVIDE PROPER CARE, THE HOSPITAL SHALL ASSESS WHETHER OTHER SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOME CARE SERVICES, ARE NEEDED AND, IF NECESSARY, ORDER SUCH SERVICES. The hospital shall promptly document the attempt in the patient's medical record. At minimum, a discharge plan shall include: (a) the name and contact information of the caregiver identified under this article; (b) a description of all after-care tasks recommended by the discharg- ing physician, taking into account the capabilities and limitations of the caregiver; and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00254-02-0
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