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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Assembly Bill A3113
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KIM
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Melissa Miller
Edward Ra
Fred Thiele
2021-A3113 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2801 & 2803-c, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A11101
2021-A3113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3113 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KIM, M. MILLER, RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for nursing home residents to designate an essential person who would be permitted to be present at the nursing home with unrestricted access and provide aid to such resident; to provide for regular COVID-19 testing for such essential persons for the duration of the COVID-19 state disaster emergency; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2801 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 12. "ESSENTIAL PERSON" SHALL MEAN A FAMILY MEMBER, ATTORNEY IN FACT OR HEALTH CARE PROXY WHO, PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE COVID-19 STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER TWO HUNDRED TWO OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, WAS OR REGULARLY IS PRESENT AT A NURSING HOME THREE OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO A RESIDENT OF SUCH NURSING HOME. SUCH ASSISTANCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, HELP WITH FEEDING, HYGIENE, MOBILITY, DRESSING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND MEDICATION. § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph r to read as follows: R. EVERY PATIENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DESIGNATE ONE INDIVIDUAL AS AN ESSENTIAL PERSON. SUCH ESSENTIAL PERSON SHALL ACT AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE RESIDENT, WHOSE DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT BE LIMITED TO, COMMUNI- CATING WITH NURSING HOME STAFF REGARDING THE NEEDS OF SUCH RESIDENT, REPORTING ANY SUSPECTED ABUSE OR NEGLECT ON BEHALF OF SUCH RESIDENT OR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CARE OR A CHANGE IN THE CURRENT CARE PLAN IF NECESSARY. § 3. Section 2803-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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