Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2021 |
approval memo.127 signed chap.766 |
Dec 10, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.88 substituted for a191a |
May 10, 2021 |
referred to health returned to assembly repassed senate |
Apr 26, 2021 |
amended on third reading 1451a |
Apr 26, 2021 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly |
Mar 25, 2021 |
recommitted to health substitution reconsidered |
Feb 22, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.88 substituted for a191 |
Jun 01, 2021 |
substituted by s1451a |
Mar 25, 2021 |
amended on third reading 191a |
Mar 25, 2021 |
restored to third reading substitution reconsidered |
Feb 22, 2021 |
substituted by s1451 |
Feb 11, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.88 |
Feb 09, 2021 |
reported |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A191
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1451 - 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Karines Reyes
Amy Paulin
Jo Anne Simon
Charles Barron
2021-A191 - Details
2021-A191 - Summary
Requires a health equity assessment to be filed with an application for construction, or substantial reduction of, a hospital or health related service; includes a demonstration of whether and how a project will improve or affect access to hospital services and health care with particular reference to members of medically underserved groups in the applicant's service area.
2021-A191 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 191 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, REYES, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to health equity assessments in the establishment or construction of a hospital THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2802-b to read as follows: § 2802-B. HEALTH EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "APPLICATION" MEANS AN APPLICATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT, CHANGE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MERGER, ACQUI- SITION, CLOSURE, OR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION, EXPANSION, OR ADDITION OF A HOSPITAL SERVICE OR HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE OF A HOSPITAL THAT REQUIRES REVIEW OR APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL OR THE COMMISSIONER, WHERE THE APPLI- CATION IS FILED OR SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSIONER OR THE DEPARTMENT AFTER THIS SECTION TAKES EFFECT. (B) "PROJECT" MEANS THE CONSTRUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT, CHANGE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MERGER, ACQUISITION, CLOSURE, OR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF A HOSPITAL SERVICE OR HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE OF A HOSPITAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION. (C) "HEALTH EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT" OR "IMPACT ASSESSMENT" MEANS AN ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER, AND IF SO HOW, A PROJECT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCTION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDER- SERVED GROUPS, IN THE APPLICANT'S SERVICE AREA. (D) "MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED GROUP" MEANS: LOW-INCOME PEOPLE; RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES; IMMIGRANTS; WOMEN; LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGEN- DER, OR OTHER-THAN-CISGENDER PEOPLE; PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; OLDER ADULTS; PERSONS LIVING WITH A PREVALENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE OR CONDITION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
Karines Reyes
Amy Paulin
Jo Anne Simon
Charles Barron
2021-A191A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A191A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires a health equity assessment to be filed with an application for construction, or substantial reduction of, a hospital or health related service; includes a demonstration of whether and how a project will improve or affect access to hospital services and health care with particular reference to members of medically underserved groups in the applicant's service area.
2021-A191A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 191--A Cal. No. 88 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, REYES, PAULIN, SIMON, BARRON, STECK, EPSTEIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, GALEF, ABINANTI, NOLAN, JACK- SON, MITAYNES, HEVESI, SOLAGES, L. ROSENTHAL, SAYEGH, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, FORREST -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to health equity assessments in the establishment or construction of a hospital THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2802-b to read as follows: § 2802-B. HEALTH EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "APPLICATION" MEANS AN APPLICATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT, CHANGE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MERGER, ACQUI- SITION, CLOSURE, OR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION, EXPANSION, OR ADDITION OF A HOSPITAL SERVICE OR HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE OF A HOSPITAL THAT REQUIRES REVIEW OR APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL OR THE COMMISSIONER, WHERE THE APPLI- CATION IS FILED OR SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSIONER OR THE DEPARTMENT AFTER THIS SECTION TAKES EFFECT. (B) "PROJECT" MEANS THE CONSTRUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT, CHANGE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MERGER, ACQUISITION, CLOSURE, OR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF A HOSPITAL SERVICE OR HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE OF A HOSPITAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION. (C) "HEALTH EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT" OR "IMPACT ASSESSMENT" MEANS AN ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER, AND IF SO HOW, A PROJECT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCTION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDER- SERVED GROUPS, IN THE APPLICANT'S SERVICE AREA.
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