Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2021 | signed chap.769 |
Dec 10, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Mar 03, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.30 substituted for a5846 |
Feb 22, 2021 | referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.352 committed to rules |
Feb 10, 2021 | 2nd report cal. amended (t) 1784a |
Feb 09, 2021 | 1st report cal.352 |
Jan 15, 2021 | referred to health |
senate Bill S1784A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
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Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
S1784 - Details
S1784 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1784 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring adult care facilities to include quality assurance committees and include a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans PURPOSE: To require adult care facilities to establish and incorporate quality assurance committees in each adult care facility's quality assurance plan. Mandates the inclusion of front-line workers, employees, resi- dents, and family members of residents in the quality assurance commit- tees. Infection control shall be a focus of each facility's quality assurance plan. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section paragraph (c) of subdivision 461-a of the
S1784 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1784 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, MAY, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring adult care facilities to include quality assurance committees and include a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 461-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 735 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: (c) An inspection report shall be made of each inspection which shall clearly identify and indicate in detail each area of operation, includ- ing, but not limited to, the premises, equipment, personnel, resident care and services, and whether each such area of operation or any of its component parts is or is not in compliance with the regulations of the department and all other applicable requirements. It also shall identify those areas of operation or any of its component parts found not in compliance as a result of failure in systemic practices and procedures. The operator shall be notified of the results of the inspection in a manner to be determined by regulations of the department. Such notifica- tion shall contain directions as may be appropriate as to the manner and time in which compliance with applicable requirements of law or regu- lations of the department shall be effected. The department shall also require the operator of an adult home or residence for adults to devel- op, biannually update and implement plans for quality assurance activ- ities for each area of operation. Quality assurance activities include but are not limited to, development and maintenance of performance stan- dards INCLUDING INFECTION CONTROL, measurement of adherence to such standards and to applicable state and local laws and regulations, iden- tification of performance failures, design, and implementation of corrective action. EACH PLAN MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE CREATION OF A QUALITY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Michelle Hinchey
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
S1784A (ACTIVE) - Details
S1784A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1784A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring adult care facilities to include quality improvement committees and include a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans PURPOSE: To require adult care facilities to establish and incorporate quality assurance committees in each adult care facility's quality assurance plan. Mandates the inclusion of front-line workers, employees, resi- dents, and family members of residents in the quality assurance commit- tees. Infection control shall be a focus of each facility's quality assurance plan. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section paragraph (c) of subdivision 461-a of the
S1784A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1784--A Cal. No. 352 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, MAY, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring adult care facilities to include quality improvement committees and include a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 461-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 735 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: (c) An inspection report shall be made of each inspection which shall clearly identify and indicate in detail each area of operation, includ- ing, but not limited to, the premises, equipment, personnel, resident care and services, and whether each such area of operation or any of its component parts is or is not in compliance with the regulations of the department and all other applicable requirements. It also shall identify those areas of operation or any of its component parts found not in compliance as a result of failure in systemic practices and procedures. The operator shall be notified of the results of the inspection in a manner to be determined by regulations of the department. Such notifica- tion shall contain directions as may be appropriate as to the manner and time in which compliance with applicable requirements of law or regu- lations of the department shall be effected. The department shall also require the operator of an adult home or residence for adults to devel- op, biannually update and implement plans for quality assurance activ- ities for each area of operation. Quality assurance activities include but are not limited to, development and maintenance of performance stan- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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