Senate Bill S7884

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to designated essential support persons for individuals with disabilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8751 - 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-S7884 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8751
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2828, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.1035-A & A.4685-A)

2021-S7884 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for an individual with a disability or the legal guardian for the individual to designate a single primary essential support person to assist with communicating medical needs and managing everyday needs during hospitalization.

2021-S7884 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7884 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7884
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to designated  essen-
   tial support persons for individuals with disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  2  of  section  2828  of  the
 public  health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending
 the public health law relating to  prohibiting  general  hospitals  from
 disallowing  individuals  with  disabilities  from  having  an essential
 support person accompany them for the duration of their hospitalization,
 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1035-A  and  A.  4685-A,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  An  individual  with  a  disability OR THE LEGAL GUARDIAN FOR THE
 INDIVIDUAL shall be allowed to  designate  a  single  primary  essential
 support  person  to assist with COMMUNICATING medical NEEDS and MANAGING
 everyday needs during hospitalization and such essential support  person
 shall be limited to such individual's parent, spouse or caretaker.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public  health  law
 relating  to  prohibiting general hospitals from disallowing individuals
 with disabilities from having an essential support person accompany them
 for the duration of their hospitalization, as  proposed  in  legislative
 bills numbers S. 1035-A and A. 4685-A, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06482-07-2

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