senate Bill S3185

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides information on where a list of violations and other actions taken against the facility can be found

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  • Introduced
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  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 02, 2021 signed chap.344
Jul 21, 2021 delivered to governor
Mar 03, 2021 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.32
substituted for a5848
Feb 22, 2021 referred to health
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.357
committed to rules
Feb 10, 2021 2nd report cal.
Feb 09, 2021 1st report cal.357
Jan 28, 2021 referred to health

Votes

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Feb 22, 2021 - floor Vote

S3185
63
0
floor
63
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Feb 22, 2021

aye (63)

Feb 22, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S3185
21
0
committee
21
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Feb 22, 2021

aye (21)

Feb 9, 2021 - Health committee Vote

S3185
15
0
committee
15
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Health Committee Vote: Feb 9, 2021

aye (15)

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S3185 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5848
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803, Pub Health L

S3185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides information on where a list of violations and other actions taken against the facility can be found and requires such facilities to inform certain persons on where they can locate the list.

S3185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3185
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 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 providing informa-
   tion on where a list of violations and other actions taken against the
   facility can be found

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2803 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EACH RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACIL-
 ITY TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A SEPARATE DOCUMENT, AS
 PART OF AN INTAKE APPLICATION, IN NO LESS THAN TWELVE-POINT  FONT,  THAT
 INCLUDES  INFORMATION  ON  HOW  A  POTENTIAL  RESIDENT  AND THEIR FAMILY
 MEMBERS CAN LOOK  UP  COMPLAINTS,  CITATIONS,  INSPECTIONS,  ENFORCEMENT
 ACTIONS,  AND  PENALTIES  TAKEN  AGAINST  THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE WEB
 ADDRESS FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NURSING HOME  PROFILES  WEBSITE  THAT  IS
 MAINTAINED  BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NURSING HOME COMPARE WEBSITE MAIN-
 TAINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,  IF
 APPLICABLE.
   §  2.  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.
                                                            LBD06375-01-1

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