| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Dec 07, 2022 | approval memo.34 signed chap.662 |
| Dec 02, 2022 | delivered to governor |
| May 18, 2022 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.984 substituted for s1785a |
| May 18, 2022 | substituted by a6052 |
| May 05, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
| May 04, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 03, 2022 | 1st report cal.984 |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to health |
| Feb 25, 2021 | print number 1785a |
| Feb 25, 2021 | amend and recommit to health |
| Jan 15, 2021 | referred to health |
senate Bill S1785A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6052 - 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
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
S1785 - Details
S1785 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1785 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring infection updates and infection control planning in residential health care facilities PURPOSE: To require residential health care facilities, as part of their pandemic emergency plan, to establish and implement a plan or procedure designat- ing a cohort area during an infectious disease outbreak in the residen- tial health care facility and to require residential health care facili- ties to update resident and designated contacts within twelve hours of the detection of the presence of an infection by a resident or staff member. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
S1785 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1785
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 public health law, in relation to requiring
infection updates and infection control planning in residential health
care facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 12 of
section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new clause
(C) to read as follows:
(C) TO UPDATE ALL RESIDENTS, AUTHORIZED FAMILY MEMBERS, AND GUARDIANS
OF RESIDENTS AT THE FACILITY WITHIN TWELVE HOURS OF THE DETECTION OF THE
PRESENCE OF AN INFECTION BY A RESIDENT OR STAFF MEMBER BY ELECTRONIC
MEANS OR SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE SELECTED BY EACH RESIDENT, AUTHOR-
IZED FAMILY MEMBER, OR GUARDIAN.
§ 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 12 of section
2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new clause (C) to
read as follows:
(C) A PLAN OR PROCEDURE DESIGNATING A SEPARATE COHORT AREA DURING AN
INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK IN THE RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY FOR
THE SEPARATION OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING INFECTIOUS,
INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A DESIGNATED INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARE UNIT.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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
S1785A (ACTIVE) - Details
S1785A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1785A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring infection updates and infection control planning in residential health care facilities PURPOSE: to Enhance the current a pandemic emergency plans required of nursing homes by adding notice to all residents and their families or guardians within 12 hours of an infection being detected; and to prepare separate accommodations for residents at risk of infecting others. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Public Health Law § 2803(12) to add notification within 12 hours of detecting an infection among residents or staff, and have a plan in place for effective separation of residents suspected of being infec-
S1785A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1785--A
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
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring
infection updates and infection control planning in residential health
care facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 12 of section 2803 of the public health law, as added by chapter
114 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(A) to update authorized family members and guardians of infected
residents at least once per day and upon a change in a resident's condi-
tion and at least once a week to update all residents and authorized
families and guardians on the number of infections and deaths at the
facility, AND TO UPDATE ALL RESIDENTS, AUTHORIZED FAMILY MEMBERS, AND
GUARDIANS OF RESIDENTS AT THE FACILITY WITHIN TWELVE HOURS OF THE
DETECTION OF THE PRESENCE OF AN INFECTION BY A RESIDENT OR STAFF MEMBER,
by electronic or such other means as may be selected by each RESIDENT,
authorized family member or guardian; and
§ 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 12 of section
2803 of the public health law is amended by adding a new clause (C) to
read as follows:
(C) A PLAN OR PROCEDURE DESIGNATING A SEPARATE COHORT AREA DURING AN
INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK IN THE RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY FOR
THE SEPARATION OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING INFECTIOUS,
INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A DESIGNATED INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARE UNIT; AND
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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