Senate Bill S88

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital

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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-S88 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2514
2013-2014: S615
2015-2016: S2434
2017-2018: S2667
2019-2020: S1279

2021-S88 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital.

2021-S88 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S88 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    88
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, KRUEGER -- 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 hospi-
   tals to establish and utilize procedural medical  checklists  for  the
   provision of all intensive care unit medical procedures
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BY RULE OR REGULATION REQUIRE EVERY HOSPI-
 TAL TO ESTABLISH, UTILIZE AND COMPLETE A CHECKLIST  FOR  EACH  INTENSIVE
 CARE  UNIT  MEDICAL  PROCEDURE  PERFORMED OR OCCURRING AT SUCH HOSPITAL.
 SUCH CHECKLISTS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF  REDUCING
 INFECTIONS  AND  RELATED  ILLNESSES,  IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
 PATIENTS, AND ENSURING THAT THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT,  SUPPLIES,  FACILI-
 TIES  AND  PERSONNEL ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE INTENSIVE CARE
 MEDICAL PROCEDURE.  ALL SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE  PROMULGATED
 AND  IMPLEMENTED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03531-02-1



              

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