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Assembly Bill A1639

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "Nurse Safety Work Act"

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2021-A1639 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2828, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6617
2017-2018: A2613
2019-2020: A3045
2023-2024: A5662
2025-2026: A7276

2021-A1639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Nurse Safety Work Act," which requires the implementation of safety procedures when hospital staff is alone with a patient.

2021-A1639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1639
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the nurse
   safety work act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2828 to read as follows:
   § 2828. NURSE SAFETY WORK ACT. 1. SHORT TITLE. THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE
 KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "NURSE SAFETY WORK ACT".
   2. HOSPITALS WILL BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE
 THAT HOSPITAL STAFF IS NEVER ALONE WITH A PATIENT UNLESS:
   (A)  THE STAFF MEMBER HAS A TRACKING DEVICE THAT CAN BE USED TO SIGNAL
 FOR ASSISTANCE; OR
   (B) ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL STAFF IS WITHIN A CLOSE DISTANCE OR RANGE  AND
 IS ABLE TO HEAR AND ASSIST A CO-WORKER'S CALL FOR HELP.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05342-01-1

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