Assembly Bill A984

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to review of policies and practices relating to COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities, including the treatment and prevention of the disease among inmates and staff

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S877 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A984 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S877
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.8315-A & A.10463-A)

2021-A984 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the review of policies and practices relating to COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities, including the treatment and prevention of the disease among inmates and staff.

2021-A984 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    984
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to review of policies
   and practices relating to COVID-19 outbreaks in  correctional  facili-
   ties,  including  the  treatment  and  prevention of the disease among
   inmates and staff

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 26 of section 206 of the public health law, as
 amended by a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the public health law,
 relating to review of policies and practices relating to any  infectious
 disease outbreak in correctional facilities, including the treatment and
 prevention of the disease among inmates and staff, as proposed in legis-
 lative  bills  numbers  S.8315-A  and  A.10463-A,  is amended to read as
 follows:
   26. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to  review  any
 policy  or  practice instituted in facilities operated by the department
 of corrections and community supervision, and in all local  correctional
 facilities,  as  defined  in  subdivision  sixteen of section two of the
 correction law, regarding human immunodeficiency virus  (HIV),  acquired
 immunodeficiency  syndrome  (AIDS),  hepatitis  C  (HCV),  and [emerging
 infectious diseases] COVID-19, including the prevention  of  the  trans-
 mission  of  and  the  treatment  of  such infections and diseases among
 inmates. Such review shall be performed AT  LEAST  annually[,  and  more
 frequently as determined by the commissioner], and shall focus on wheth-
 er  such  policy  or  practice  is  consistent  with  current, generally
 accepted medical standards and procedures used  to  prevent  the  trans-
 mission  of and to treat those infections and diseases among the general
 public. In performing such reviews, in order to  determine  the  quality
 and  adequacy  of  care and treatment provided, department personnel are
 authorized to enter  correctional  facilities  and  inspect  policy  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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