Senate Bill S8321

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to placing a moratorium on closing hospital during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • 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-S8321 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3601

2019-S8321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Places a moratorium on closing hospitals until December 31, 2023.

2019-S8321 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8321
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to placing a moratorium on closing  hospitals  during
   the  coronavirus  disease  2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provisions of law, rule or regulation
 to the contrary, due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)  pandem-
 ic,  the  state shall institute a moratorium on the closure of hospitals
 until December 31, 2023. As such, no  hospital  shall  close  or  reduce
 capacity  below the hospital's capacity as of January 1, 2020 before the
 end of such moratorium.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2024.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16270-01-0



              

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