Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 22, 2021 | referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.330 committed to rules |
Feb 10, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
Feb 09, 2021 | 1st report cal.330 |
Feb 03, 2021 | print number 612a |
Feb 03, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to aging |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to aging |
senate Bill S612A
Sponsored By
Rachel May
(D, WF) 53rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S612 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §218-a, Eld L; amd §2803, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S9026
S612 - Summary
Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volunteers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of residents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); and includes access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C).
S612 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S612 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to directing the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volun- teers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of residents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); to amend the public health law, in relation to including access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandem- ic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C); to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring trans- lations of a patient's rights (Part D); and to amend the public health law, in relation to the posting of information relating to the long-term care ombudsman program (Part E)
S612 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 612 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to directing the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volun- teers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombuds- man program (Part A); to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and proce- dures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of resi- dents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); to amend the public health law, in relation to including access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C); to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring translations of a patient's rights (Part D); and to amend the public health law, in relation to the posting of information relating to the long-term care ombudsman program (Part E) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "long-term care ombudsman program reform act". § 2. Legislative intent. This act enacts into law legislation relating to the long-term care ombudsman program. Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A through E. The effective date for each particular provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of such Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and refer to the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
Co-Sponsors
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
James Skoufis
(D) 39th Senate District
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 34th Senate District
Jeremy A. Cooney
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
S612A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §218-a, Eld L; amd §2803, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S9026
S612A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volunteers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of residents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); and includes access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C).
S612A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S612A SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to directing the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volun- teers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of residents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); and to amend the public health law, in relation to including access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandem- ic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C) PURPOSE: This bill enacts a series of reforms to the State Long-Term Care Ombuds-
S612A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 612--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to directing the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volun- teers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombuds- man program (Part A); to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and proce- dures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of resi- dents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); and to amend the public health law, in relation to including access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "long-term care ombudsman program reform act". § 2. Legislative intent. This act enacts into law legislation relating to the long-term care ombudsman program. Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A through C. The effective date for each particular provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of such Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and refer to the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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