Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2021 | approval memo.129 signed chap.768 |
Dec 10, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Jun 09, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 07, 2021 | ordered to third reading rules cal.445 substituted for a6057a |
Jun 07, 2021 | substituted by s1783a rules report cal.445 reported |
Jun 03, 2021 | reported referred to rules |
Jun 02, 2021 | reported referred to ways and means |
May 21, 2021 | print number 6057a |
May 21, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Mar 09, 2021 | reported referred to codes |
Mar 05, 2021 | referred to health |
assembly Bill A6057A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
BURKE
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1783 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
William Colton
Albert A. Stirpe
Judy Griffin
Jonathan Jacobson
A6057 - Details
A6057 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6057 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT directing the department of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on residential care facili- ties, nursing homes and long-term care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Department" means the department of health. (b) "Facility" means a nursing home or residential health care facili- ty as defined in article 28 of the public health law. (c) "Nursing home" means a facility providing therein nursing care to sick, invalid, infirm, disabled or convalescent persons in addition to lodging and board or health-related service, or any combination of the foregoing, and in addition thereto, providing nursing care and health- related service, or either of them, to persons who are not occupants of the facility. (d) "Audit" means the infection control competency audit created by the department under this act. (e) "Checklist" means the infection control competency audit checklist created by the department under this act. § 2. Establishing the infection control competency audit. (a) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing an infection control competency audit for a facility consistent with the provisions of this act. The audit shall include a competency checklist which incorporates specific core competencies based on guidance set forth in this act. (b) The department shall commence audits of facilities on and after October 1, 2021 and such audits shall be conducted on an annual basis thereafter. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
William Colton
Albert A. Stirpe
Judy Griffin
Jonathan Jacobson
A6057A (ACTIVE) - Details
A6057A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6057--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE, COLTON, STIRPE, GRIFFIN, JACOBSON, BUTTENSCHON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the department of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on nursing homes 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 2803-aa to read as follows: § 2803-AA. NURSING HOME INFECTION CONTROL COMPETENCY AUDIT. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH IN THE DEPARTMENT A PROGRAM FOR AUDITS OF NURSING HOMES TO MEASURE SPECIFIC CORE COMPETENCIES RELATING TO INFECTION CONTROL OF EACH NURSING HOME. THE AUDITS SHALL COMMENCE ON OCTOBER 1, 2021, AND SHALL BE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. 2. (A) THE AUDIT SHALL UTILIZE A CHECKLIST TO EVALUATE INFECTION CONTROL COMPETENCY OF EACH NURSING HOME. (B) A NURSING HOME MEETING AT LEAST EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE CRITE- RIA ON THE CHECKLIST SHALL BE SCORED AS "PROFICIENT" IN INFECTION CONTROL COMPETENCY. (C) IF A NURSING HOME MEETS BETWEEN SIXTY PERCENT AND EIGHTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED CRITERIA WITHIN THE CHECKLIST, THE NURSING HOME WILL BE SCORED AS "PROFICIENCY PENDING REINSPECTION." SUCH NURSING HOME WILL BE AUDITED BY THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE THE NEXT ANNUAL INSPECTION. (D) A NURSING HOME THAT MEETS LESS THAN SIXTY PERCENT OF THE CRITERIA WITHIN THE CHECKLIST, OR FAILS A PROFICIENCY PENDING REINSPECTION, SHALL BE SCORED AS "NOT PROFICIENT". EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02904-06-1