Assembly Bill A108

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes clinical staffing committees

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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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2021-A108 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1168
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2805 & 2801-a, add §§2828 - 2836 & 2895-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7974
2011-2012: S4553
2013-2014: S3691
2015-2016: A8580, S782
2017-2018: A1532, S3330
2019-2020: A2954, S1032

2021-A108 - Summary

Requires certain facilities establish clinical staffing committees.

2021-A108 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    108
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, CRUZ, GOTTFRIED, BARRETT, L. ROSENTHAL,
   SMITH, BRONSON, COLTON, MONTESANO,  BRABENEC,  BENEDETTO,  MAGNARELLI,
   SALKA,  DeSTEFANO, WEPRIN, SCHMITT, J. RIVERA, FALL, AUBRY, MORINELLO,
   OTIS, STECK,  B. MILLER,  ASHBY,  SANTABARBARA,  ZEBROWSKI,  ABINANTI,
   BARRON,    SEAWRIGHT,    WALKER,    BICHOTTE,   RICHARDSON,   HYNDMAN,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, PICHARDO, JOYNER,  JEAN-PIERRE,  ROZIC,  KIM,  HEVESI,
   O'DONNELL,   DILAN,   DAVILA,   HUNTER,  WILLIAMS,  CARROLL,  WOERNER,
   PHEFFER AMATO, JONES, VANEL, NIOU, TAYLOR, DINOWITZ, DICKENS, WALLACE,
   REYES, STERN, SAYEGH, JACOBSON, McMAHON,  ABBATE,  CAHILL,  FERNANDEZ,
   FRONTUS, EPSTEIN, BUTTENSCHON, RAMOS, DARLING, BRAUNSTEIN, DE LA ROSA,
   GRIFFIN,  QUART  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. BARNWELL, COOK,
   CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, FAHY, GALEF,  GLICK,  LUPARDO,  McDO-
   NOUGH,  MIKULIN,  PAULIN,  PERRY, PRETLOW -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the "safe
   staffing for quality care act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "safe staffing for quality care act".
   § 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section  2805  of  the
 public  health  law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 923 of the laws
 of 1973 and paragraph (b) as added by chapter 795 of the laws  of  1965,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Application  for an operating certificate for a hospital shall be
 made upon forms prescribed by  the  department.  The  application  shall
 [contain]  INCLUDE the name of the hospital, the kind or kinds of hospi-
 tal service to be provided, the location and physical description of the
 institution, A DOCUMENTED STAFFING PLAN, AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  TWENTY-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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multi-Sponsors

2021-A108A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1168
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2805 & 2801-a, add §§2828 - 2836 & 2895-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7974
2011-2012: S4553
2013-2014: S3691
2015-2016: A8580, S782
2017-2018: A1532, S3330
2019-2020: A2954, S1032

2021-A108A - Summary

Requires certain facilities establish clinical staffing committees.

2021-A108A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  108--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, PEOPLES-STOKES, BARRETT,
   L. ROSENTHAL, BRONSON, COLTON, BENEDETTO,  CRUZ,  MAGNARELLI,  WEPRIN,
   J. RIVERA,  FALL, AUBRY, OTIS, STECK, SANTABARBARA, ZEBROWSKI, ABINAN-
   TI, BARRON, SEAWRIGHT, WALKER, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, RICHARDSON, HYNDMAN,
   PICHARDO, JOYNER, JEAN-PIERRE, ROZIC, KIM, HEVESI,  O'DONNELL,  DILAN,
   DAVILA,  HUNTER,  WILLIAMS,  CARROLL,  WOERNER,  PHEFFER AMATO, JONES,
   VANEL, NIOU, TAYLOR, DINOWITZ, DICKENS, WALLACE, REYES, STERN, SAYEGH,
   JACOBSON,  McMAHON,  ABBATE,  CAHILL,  FERNANDEZ,  FRONTUS,   EPSTEIN,
   BUTTENSCHON,  RAMOS,  DARLING, BRAUNSTEIN, DE LA ROSA, GRIFFIN, QUART,
   McDONALD, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALLAGHER, BURKE,  KELLES,  CYMBROWITZ,  CLARK,
   MEEKS, BRABENEC, SMITH, MONTESANO, SALKA, SCHMITT, MORINELLO, B. MILL-
   ER,  ASHBY,  M. MILLER, DeSTEFANO, FORREST, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARNWELL, COOK,  CUSICK,  FAHY,  GALEF,
   GLICK,  LUPARDO,  McDONOUGH,  MIKULIN,  PAULIN,  PERRY,  PRETLOW,  RA,
   D. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, SOLAGES, THIELE -- 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 enacting the "safe
   staffing for quality care act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "safe staffing for quality care act".
   § 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section  2805  of  the
 public  health  law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 923 of the laws
 of 1973 and paragraph (b) as added by chapter 795 of the laws  of  1965,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Application  for an operating certificate for a hospital shall be
 made upon forms prescribed by  the  department.  The  application  shall
 [contain]  INCLUDE the name of the hospital, the kind or kinds of hospi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A108B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1168
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2805 & 2801-a, add §§2828 - 2836 & 2895-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7974
2011-2012: S4553
2013-2014: S3691
2015-2016: A8580, S782
2017-2018: A1532, S3330
2019-2020: A2954, S1032

2021-A108B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain facilities establish clinical staffing committees.

2021-A108B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  108--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, PEOPLES-STOKES, BARRETT,
   L. ROSENTHAL, BRONSON, COLTON, BENEDETTO,  CRUZ,  MAGNARELLI,  WEPRIN,
   J. RIVERA,  FALL, AUBRY, OTIS, STECK, SANTABARBARA, ZEBROWSKI, ABINAN-
   TI, BARRON, SEAWRIGHT, WALKER, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, RICHARDSON, HYNDMAN,
   PICHARDO, JOYNER, JEAN-PIERRE, ROZIC, KIM, HEVESI,  O'DONNELL,  DILAN,
   DAVILA,  HUNTER,  WILLIAMS,  CARROLL,  WOERNER,  PHEFFER AMATO, JONES,
   VANEL, NIOU, TAYLOR, DINOWITZ, DICKENS, WALLACE, REYES, STERN, SAYEGH,
   JACOBSON,  McMAHON,  ABBATE,  CAHILL,  FERNANDEZ,  FRONTUS,   EPSTEIN,
   BUTTENSCHON,  RAMOS,  DARLING, BRAUNSTEIN, DE LA ROSA, GRIFFIN, QUART,
   McDONALD, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALLAGHER, BURKE,  KELLES,  CYMBROWITZ,  CLARK,
   MEEKS, BRABENEC, SMITH, MONTESANO, SALKA, SCHMITT, MORINELLO, B. MILL-
   ER,  ASHBY,  M. MILLER,  DeSTEFANO,  FORREST, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK,
   MAMDANI, MITAYNES,  CONRAD,  CUSICK,  ANDERSON,  ZINERMAN,  LAWLER  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. BARNWELL, COOK, FAHY, GALEF, GLICK,
   LUPARDO, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, PAULIN, PERRY, PRETLOW, RA, D. ROSENTHAL,
   SIMON, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred  to
   the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing clin-
   ical staffing committees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2805-t of the public health law, as added by  chap-
 ter 422 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2805-t. [Disclosure] CLINICAL STAFFING COMMITTEES AND DISCLOSURE of
 nursing quality indicators. 1.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.    THE  LEGISLATURE
 HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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