Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 21, 2021 | approval memo.84 signed chap.705 |
Dec 09, 2021 | delivered to governor |
May 10, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.326 substituted for a6222 |
May 10, 2021 | substituted by s4377 |
May 06, 2021 | advanced to third reading cal.326 |
May 04, 2021 | reported |
Mar 10, 2021 | referred to health |
assembly Bill A6222
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
WALLACE
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4377 - 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
Charles Barron
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
A6222 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4377
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803-c, add §2803-c-1, Pub Health L
A6222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6222 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring trans- lations of a patient's rights; and in relation to the posting of information relating to the long-term care ombudsman program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSLATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL FACILITIES THE STATEMENT IN THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN NEW YORK STATE AS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CENSUS. EACH FACILITY SHALL POST AND MAKE AVAILABLE COPIES OF SAID STATEMENT FOR RESIDENTS. § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2803-c-1 to read as follows: § 2803-C-1. RIGHTS OF PATIENTS IN CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITIES; LONG- TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THAT EVERY NURSING HOME AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY PROVIDING HEALTH RELATED SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE AND PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, PROMINENTLY POST IN EACH RESIDENT'S ROOM, CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE STATE AND REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THE ELDER LAW, AS WELL AS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE. SUCH NURSING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES SHALL ALSO PROVIDE UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE STATE AND REGIONAL OFFICES AND FACILITY REPRESENTATIVES TO ALL RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TWICE A YEAR. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets