Senate Bill S129

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to require each licensed home care service agency to submit an infection control plan and periodic reports detailing measures taken to protect clients from infection

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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-S129 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3612, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8399
2023-2024: S756

2021-S129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to require each licensed home care service agency to submit an infection control plan and periodic reports detailing measures taken to protect clients from infection.

2021-S129 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    129
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   commissioner  of  health  to  require  each licensed home care service
   agency to submit  an  infection  control  plan  and  periodic  reports
   detailing measures taken to protect clients from infection
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3612 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  (A)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REQUIRE EACH HEALTH HOME OR LICENSED
 HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCY TO SUBMIT AN INITIAL  INFECTION  CONTROL  PLAN
 AND  PERIODIC  REPORTS DETAILING MEASURES TAKEN BY THE AGENCY TO PROTECT
 ITS EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS FROM INFECTION. THE DEPARTMENT MAY SPECIFY THE
 FREQUENCY AND FORMAT OF SUCH PLANS AND REPORTS, DETERMINE THE  TYPE  AND
 AMOUNT  OF  INFORMATION  TO  BE SUBMITTED, AND REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF
 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 PROVIDE  NO  LESS  THAN NINETY CALENDAR DAYS' NOTICE BEFORE SUCH REPORTS
 ARE DUE.  SUCH PLAN AND REPORTS SHALL BE  SUBJECT  TO  APPROVAL  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A DESCRIPTION OF:
   (I)  THE  TYPES  OF  PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (PPE) ISSUED TO THE
 AGENCY'S EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS;
   (II) HOW FREQUENTLY SUCH PPE IS ISSUED;
   (III) HOW SUCH PPE IS DELIVERED TO THE AGENCY'S EMPLOYEES AND  CLIENTS
 IN A WAY THAT MINIMIZES CONTACT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE AND CLIENT; AND
   (IV)  THE STEPS THE AGENCY IS TAKING TO ENSURE ITS EMPLOYEES ARE HEAL-
 THY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A DESCRIPTION OF:
   (A) THE PROCESS OF INITIAL TESTING OF ALL EMPLOYEES;
   (B) THE PROCESS FOR TESTING OF EMPLOYEES ON A REGULAR BASIS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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