Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 24, 2022 |
signed chap.19 delivered to governor |
Jan 24, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.148 substituted for s7777 |
Jan 24, 2022 |
substituted by a8592 |
Jan 18, 2022 |
ordered to third reading cal.148 |
Jan 11, 2022 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7777
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8592 - 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
2021-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8592
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803, Pub Health L; amd Part C §2, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.612-B & A.5436-B)
2021-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities.
2021-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7777 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the state long- term care ombudsman program; and to amend part C of a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to including access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facili- ties, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 612-B and A. 5436-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2021, c.759. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: - Part B 13(a) of this legislation was amended to read as follows: the commissioner, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman,
2021-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7777 I N S E N A T E January 11, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the state long- term care ombudsman program; and to amend part C of a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to including access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 612-B and A. 5436-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 2803 of the public health law, as added by part B of a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the public health law relating to requiring the commissioner of health, in consul- tation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at residential health care facilities, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 612-B and A. 5436-B, is amended to read as follows: 13. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, shall [promulgate rules and regulations establishing] ESTABLISH policies and procedures for: (i) reporting to the department, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues identified or witnessed by such staff and volunteers that relate to actions, inactions or decisions that may adversely [effect] AFFECT the health, safety and welfare of residents at residential health care facilities licensed or certified by the department in this state. Such policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, establish- ing a telephone hotline NUMBER and reporting form on the department's website for use by long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers for the submission of reports; (ii) timely and regular communications by the department to the state long-term care ombudsman [and long-term care ombudsman program staff and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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