Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 21, 2021 |
approval memo.84 signed chap.705 |
Dec 09, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
May 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.326 substituted for a6222 |
Mar 24, 2021 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 24, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 23, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 22, 2021 |
1st report cal.379 |
Feb 03, 2021 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4377
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
2021-S4377 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6222
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803-c, add §2803-c-1, Pub Health L
2021-S4377 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4377 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring trans- lations of a patient's rights; and in relation to the posting of infor- mation relating to the long-term care ombudsman program PURPOSE: This bill mandates translation and provision of the Nursing Home Resi- dent's Bill of Rights into the six most common non-English languages and mandates prominent display of contact information for the long-term care ombuds program in nursing homes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 2803-c of the public health law by adding a new subdivision 6. This section requires the department of health to translate the nursing home residents' bill of rights into the six most
2021-S4377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4377 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 requiring trans- lations of a patient's rights; and in relation to the posting of information relating to the long-term care ombudsman program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSLATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL FACILITIES THE STATEMENT IN THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN NEW YORK STATE AS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CENSUS. EACH FACILITY SHALL POST AND MAKE AVAILABLE COPIES OF SAID STATEMENT FOR RESIDENTS. § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2803-c-1 to read as follows: § 2803-C-1. RIGHTS OF PATIENTS IN CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITIES; LONG- TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THAT EVERY NURSING HOME AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY PROVIDING HEALTH RELATED SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE AND PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, PROMINENTLY POST IN EACH RESIDENT'S ROOM, CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE STATE AND REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THE ELDER LAW, AS WELL AS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE. SUCH NURSING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES SHALL ALSO PROVIDE UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE STATE AND REGIONAL OFFICES AND FACILITY REPRESENTATIVES TO ALL RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TWICE A YEAR. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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