Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 18, 2021 |
signed chap.156 |
Jun 07, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
May 04, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.733 substituted for s6346 referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 29, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.278 |
Apr 28, 2021 |
reported reported referred to ways and means |
Apr 27, 2021 |
reported referred to codes |
Apr 22, 2021 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7119
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Jonathan Jacobson
Kenneth Zebrowski
Jen Lunsford
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
2021-A7119 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6346
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2895-b, Pub Health L
2021-A7119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7119 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing stan- dard nursing home staffing levels 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 2895-b to read as follows: § 2895-B. NURSING HOME STAFFING LEVELS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE" MEANS ANY PERSON INCLUDED IN THE NURSING HOME NURSE AIDE REGISTRY PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED THREE-J OF THIS CHAPTER. (B) "LICENSED NURSE" MEANS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. (C) "STAFFING HOURS" MEANS THE HOURS REPORTED BY A NURSING HOME TO THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES THROUGH THE PAYROLL BASED JOURNAL FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. (D) "NURSE AIDES" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE NURSE AIDE HOUR COMPONENT OF THE PAYROLL BASED JOURNAL FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILI- TIES BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE. 2. STAFFING STANDARDS. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, BY REGULATION, ESTABLISH STAFFING STANDARDS FOR NURSING HOME MINIMUM STAFFING LEVELS TO MEET APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF SERVICE AND CARE AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ATTAIN OR MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST PRACTICABLE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND PSYCHO- SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF EACH RESIDENT OF THE FACILITY. COMPLIANCE SHALL BE DETERMINED QUARTERLY BY COMPARING THE DAILY AVERAGE OF THE NUMBER OF HOURS PROVIDED PER RESIDENT, PER DAY, USING THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES PAYROLL BASED JOURNAL AND THE FACILITY'S AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS ON A DAILY BASIS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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