Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 21, 2021 |
approval memo.76 signed chap.689 |
Dec 09, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
May 26, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.362 substituted for a4685a |
May 26, 2021 |
substituted by s1035a |
May 13, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.362 |
May 11, 2021 |
reported |
Mar 01, 2021 |
print number 4685a |
Mar 01, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to people with disabilities |
Feb 04, 2021 |
referred to people with disabilities |
Assembly Bill A4685A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PHEFFER AMATO
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1035 - 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
2021-A4685 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1035
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2828, Pub Health L
2021-A4685 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4685 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on People with Disabilities AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting hospi- tals from disallowing individuals with disabilities from having an essential support person accompany them for the duration of their hospitalization 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 2828 to read as follows: § 2828. ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSONS ALLOWED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISA- BILITIES DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY CONDITION OR DISORDER WHICH PREVENTS OR MAKES DIFFICULT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE A MEDICAL CONDITION OR CERTAIN SPECIFIC MEDICAL OR EVERYDAY NEEDS, INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AUTISM OR CEREBRAL PALSY. (B) "ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANIES AND ASSISTS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY WITH MANAGING AND COMMUNICATING BASIC OR MEDICAL NEEDS AND IS CONSIDERED A CRITICAL MEMBER OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH CARE TEAM. 2. (A) NO HOSPITAL SHALL ESTABLISH ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS IN RESPONSE TO A PANDEMIC OR STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, PROHIBITING A PATIENT WHO SUFFERS FROM A DISABILITY FROM HAVING ACCESS TO AN ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR HOSPITALIZATION FROM INTAKE TO DISCHARGE. (B) AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY SHALL BE ALLOWED TO DESIGNATE A SINGLE PRIMARY ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON TO ASSIST WITH MEDICAL AND EVERYDAY NEEDS DURING HOSPITALIZATION AND SUCH ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON SHALL BE LIMITED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S PARENT, SPOUSE OR CARETAKER. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Stefani Zinerman
Robert J. Rodriguez
Judy Griffin
Jenifer Rajkumar
2021-A4685A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1035
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2828, Pub Health L
2021-A4685A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4685--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on People with Disabilities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting gener- al hospitals from disallowing individuals with disabilities from having an essential support person accompany them for the duration of their hospitalization 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 2828 to read as follows: § 2828. ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSONS ALLOWED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISA- BILITIES DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY CONDITION OR DISORDER WHICH PREVENTS OR MAKES DIFFICULT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE A MEDICAL CONDITION OR CERTAIN SPECIFIC MEDICAL OR EVERYDAY NEEDS, INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AUTISM OR CEREBRAL PALSY. (B) "ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANIES AND ASSISTS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY WITH MANAGING AND COMMUNICATING BASIC OR MEDICAL NEEDS AND IS CONSIDERED A CRITICAL MEMBER OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH CARE TEAM. 2. (A) NO GENERAL HOSPITAL SHALL ESTABLISH ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS IN RESPONSE TO A PANDEMIC OR STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, PROHIBITING A PATIENT WHO SUFFERS FROM A DISABILITY FROM HAVING ACCESS TO AN ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR HOSPITALIZATION FROM INTAKE TO DISCHARGE. (B) AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY SHALL BE ALLOWED TO DESIGNATE A SINGLE PRIMARY ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON TO ASSIST WITH MEDICAL AND EVERYDAY NEEDS DURING HOSPITALIZATION AND SUCH ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON SHALL BE LIMITED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S PARENT, SPOUSE OR CARETAKER. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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