Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 16, 2021 |
signed chap.45 |
Feb 12, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 01, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.42 substituted for a984 |
Jan 25, 2021 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 11, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.30 |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S877
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-S877 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A984
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.8315-A & A.10463-A)
2021-S877 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S877 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to review of policies and practices relating to COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities, including the treatment and prevention of the disease among inmates and staff PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2020, ch. 365. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends the underlying chapter by specifying that the increased review and oversight of policies and procedures in correction- al facilities by the Department of Health should be limited to COVID-19 instead of "emerging infectious diseases."
2021-S877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 877 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ 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 review of policies and practices relating to COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facili- ties, including the treatment and prevention of the disease among inmates and staff THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 26 of section 206 of the public health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the public health law, relating to review of policies and practices relating to any infectious disease outbreak in correctional facilities, including the treatment and prevention of the disease among inmates and staff, as proposed in legis- lative bills numbers S.8315-A and A.10463-A, is amended to read as follows: 26. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to review any policy or practice instituted in facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision, and in all local correctional facilities, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section two of the correction law, regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), hepatitis C (HCV), and [emerging infectious diseases] COVID-19, including the prevention of the trans- mission of and the treatment of such infections and diseases among inmates. Such review shall be performed AT LEAST annually[, and more frequently as determined by the commissioner], and shall focus on wheth- er such policy or practice is consistent with current, generally accepted medical standards and procedures used to prevent the trans- mission of and to treat those infections and diseases among the general public. In performing such reviews, in order to determine the quality and adequacy of care and treatment provided, department personnel are EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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