Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 24, 2022 |
signed chap.137 delivered to governor |
Feb 15, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.351 substituted for a8834 |
Feb 01, 2022 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 24, 2022 |
ordered to third reading cal.299 |
Jan 18, 2022 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7885
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2021-S7885 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8834
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2802-b, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.1451-A & A.191-A)
2021-S7885 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7885 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to applications for certain hospital projects; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to health equity assessments in the establishment or construction of a hospital, as proposed in legisla- tive bills numbers S. 1451-A and A. 191-A, in relation to the effective- ness thereof PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2021, c.766, to clarify the types of changes that will require a health equity assessment, and to provide both the Department of Health and healthcare providers with adequate time to prepare for this new process. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends the underlying chapter by including the addition
2021-S7885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7885 I N S E N A T E January 18, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- 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 applications for certain hospital projects; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to health equity assessments in the establishment or construction of a hospital, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1451-A and A. 191-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2802-b of the public health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to health equity assessments in the establishment or construction of a hospital, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1451-A and A. 191-A, is amended to read as follows: § 2802-b. Health equity impact assessments. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Application" means an application under this article for the construction, establishment, change in the establishment, merger, acqui- sition, [closure,] ELIMINATION or substantial reduction, expansion, or addition of a hospital service or health-related service of a hospital that requires review or approval by the council or the commissioner, where the application is filed or submitted to the council, the commis- sioner or the department after this section takes effect. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MERGER OR ACQUISITION OF A HOSPITAL SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS DEFINITION IF THE APPLICATION WOULD NOT RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION, OR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION, EXPANSION, ADDITION OR CHANGE IN LOCATION OF A HOSPITAL SERVICE OR HEALTH RELATED SERVICE OF THE HOSPITAL. (b) "Project" means the construction, establishment, change in the establishment, merger, acquisition, [closure] ELIMINATION, or substan- tial reduction, EXPANSION, OR ADDITION of a hospital service or health- related service of a hospital that is the subject of an application. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00607-06-2
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