S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2218
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, DINOWITZ, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, BRONSON,
HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT requiring the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and
regulations requiring nursing homes and residential health care facil-
ities to test all residents of such nursing homes and residential
health care facilities for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (a) Within 14 days after the effective date of this act,
the commissioner of health shall promulgate rules and regulations
requiring nursing homes and residential health care facilities to test
all residents of such nursing homes and residential health care facili-
ties for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during the state disaster
emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order Number 202 of 2020, as
amended, every 30 days, and additionally, within one week after a member
of the staff of the facility or nursing home or another resident tests
positive for COVID-19, and for sixty days after the expiration of such
Executive Order, as amended.
(b) Sixty days after the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to
Executive Order Number 202 of 2020, as amended, has ended, all residents
of nursing homes and residential health care facilities shall be tested
for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within 7 days after a member of the
staff or another resident of such nursing home or residential health
care facility tests positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and
shall subsequently be tested 30 days thereafter.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04802-01-1