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Senate Bill S6789

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring inspections for Legionnaires' disease in certain locations

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2019-S6789 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21 Title 8 §§2180 & 2181, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3507
2023-2024: S1776
2025-2026: S3635

2019-S6789 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires annual inspections in certain locations by the department of health for the presence of Legionnaires' disease.

2019-S6789 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6789
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   inspections for Legionnaires' disease in certain locations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 21 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
 new title 8 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VIII
                           LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE
 SECTION 2180. LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; DEFINITIONS.
         2181. LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; INSPECTIONS.
   §  2180.  LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 TITLE, THE TERM "LOCATION" SHALL MEAN  ANY  ENCLOSED  OR  OUTDOOR  SPACE
 WHICH  COULD  BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, APARTMENT  BUILDINGS,  SENIOR  CENTERS,
 MULTI-UNIT  LIVING  COMMUNITIES,  BUILDINGS  OR FACILITIES, BATHS, SPAS,
 RESTROOMS, RESTAURANTS, AND GROCERY STORES.
   § 2181. LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; INSPECTIONS. EACH  LOCATION  WHICH  THE
 COMMISSIONER  DETERMINES  IS  SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE SHALL
 SUBMIT TO AN ANNUAL INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT  FOR  THE  PRESENCE  OF
 LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13950-03-9

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