assembly Bill A6222

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires translations of a patient's rights into the six most common non-English languages of New York State; and relates to the posting of information relating to the long-term care ombudsman program

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Current 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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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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

Votes

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Mar 24, 2021 - floor Vote

S4377
63
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floor
63
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
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Abstained
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Floor Vote: Mar 24, 2021

aye (63)

Feb 22, 2021 - Health committee Vote

S4377
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committee
15
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Nay
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Aye with Reservations
0
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Excused
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Committee Vote: Feb 22, 2021

aye (15)

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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) - Summary

Requires translations of a patient's rights into the six most common non-English languages of New York State; relates to the posting of information relating to the long-term care ombudsman program.

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