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Assembly Bill A1010A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the department of health to publish the results of inspections conducted by the department in residential health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency

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2021-A1010 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2022
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11040, S8890

2021-A1010 - Summary

Directs the department of health to make publicly available the results of all inspections conducted by the department in nursing homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.

2021-A1010 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1010
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON, LUPARDO, SEAWRIGHT, STERN, CLARK, GOTT-
   FRIED, NOLAN, JACOBSON, MEEKS, SIMON, ENGLEBRIGHT  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT directing the department of health to make publicly available the
   results  of  all  inspections  conducted by such department in nursing
   homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during
   the COVID-19 state disaster emergency and  to  conduct  a  comparative
   study  of  practices  utilized  in nursing homes and other residential
   health care facilities in the state during the pendency of the  COVID-
   19  state  disaster emergency and identify best practices for ensuring
   the containment and prevention of  future  outbreaks  of  COVID-19  in
   residential health care facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. a. Within thirty days after  the  effective  date  of  this
 section,  the  department  of  health shall publish on its website, in a
 location accessible to  the  public,  the  results  of  all  inspections
 conducted  by  such  department  in  nursing homes and other residential
 health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19  state  disaster
 emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order No. 202 on March 7, 2020.
 Such  reports  shall  be published in their entirety; provided, however,
 that any portion of a report that contains patient-identifying  informa-
 tion  shall  be  redacted.  In the event that information in a report is
 redacted, such department shall note on its website the reason  for  the
 redaction.
   b.  During  the  pendency  of  the  COVID-19  state disaster emergency
 declared pursuant to Executive Order No. 202 of 2020, the department  of
 health  shall release the results of all future inspections conducted by
 such department in nursing homes in the state within thirty days of  the
 completion  of  such  report.  Such  reports shall be published in their
 entirety; provided, however, that any portion of a report that  contains
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-A1010A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2022
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11040, S8890

2021-A1010A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of health to make publicly available the results of all inspections conducted by the department in nursing homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.

2021-A1010A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1010--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON, LUPARDO, SEAWRIGHT, STERN, CLARK, GOTT-
   FRIED, NOLAN, JACOBSON, MEEKS, SIMON, ENGLEBRIGHT,  GRIFFIN,  LUNSFORD
   --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Health -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   department  of  health  to  make publicly available the results of all
   inspections conducted by such department in nursing  homes  and  other
   residential  health  care  facilities in the state during the COVID-19
   state disaster emergency and thereafter
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 2803 of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
   (A-1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WITH-
 IN THIRTY DAYS, IN A LOCATION ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, THE  RESULTS  OF
 ALL  INSPECTIONS  CONDUCTED  IN  A NURSING HOME. ANY PATIENT-IDENTIFYING
 INFORMATION SHALL BE REDACTED, AND THE PUBLICATION ON THE WEBSITE  SHALL
 STATE THE REASON FOR SUCH REDACTION.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the department  of  health  shall  be  responsible  for  publishing  all
 inspections conducted on or after March 7, 2020.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04806-06-1

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