S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9867
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 24, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including digital
health care service platforms in the definition of temporary health
care services agency
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 2999-ii of the public health law,
as added by part X of section 1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, is
amended and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
8. "Temporary health care services agency" or "agency" means a person,
firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity in the busi-
ness of providing or procuring [temporary employment] SERVICES of health
care personnel for health care entities, OR OF CONNECTING HEALTH CARE
PERSONNEL TO HEALTH CARE ENTITIES, INCLUDING VIA A PLATFORM OR APPLICA-
TION ON THE INTERNET. Temporary health care services agency shall
include a nurses' registry licensed under article eleven of the general
business law and entities that utilize apps or other technology-based
solutions to provide or procure temporary employment of health care
personnel in health care entities. Temporary health care services agency
shall not include: (a) an individual who only engages in providing the
individual's own services on a temporary basis to health care entities;
or (b) a home care agency licensed under article thirty-six of this
chapter.
9. "ASSIGN" INCLUDES THE CONNECTION OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL TO
SERVICES AT A HEALTH CARE ENTITY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15144-01-4
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