Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 19, 2023 |
signed chap.193 |
Jul 13, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 09, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1332 substituted for s6886a |
Jun 09, 2023 |
substituted by a6030c |
May 30, 2023 |
advanced to third reading amended (t) 6886a |
May 24, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2023 |
1st report cal.1332 |
May 12, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6886A
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A6030 - 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
Bill Amendments
2023-S6886 - Details
2023-S6886 - Summary
Authorizes physicians to prescribe non-patient specific orders that a registered professional nurse may perform including electrocardiogram tests to detect signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndrome, administering point-of-care blood glucose tests to evaluate acute mental status changes in persons with suspected hypoglycemia, administering tests and intravenous lines to persons that meet severe sepsis and sepsis shock criteria, and pregnancy tests.
2023-S6886 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6886 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to standing orders for patient care in hospitals PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To enable registered nurses (RNs) to carry out certain procedures with- out a patient-specific order from the attending practitioner. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new § 2803-v-1 to the public health law to permit standing orders for the care of patients in hospitals. Paragraph 2 of the section defines the following terms used in this section "attending practitioner," "attending nurse," and "standing order," and expands the definition of standing order to include: elec- trocardiograms, point-of-care glucose screening, sepsis lab panels,
2023-S6886 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6886 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to standing orders for patient care in hospitals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2803-v-1 to read as follows: § 2803-V-1. STANDING ORDERS FOR PATIENT CARE IN A HOSPITAL. 1. A HOSPITAL MAY ESTABLISH STANDING ORDERS FOR THE CARE OF PATIENTS, WHICH MAY AUTHORIZE AN ATTENDING NURSE TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND CARE TO A PATIENT. NOTHING CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SECTION SHALL AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED THREE-V OF THIS ARTICLE, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, AS IT RELATES TO STANDING ORDERS FOR THE CARE OF NEWBORNS IN A HOSPITAL. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES OTHER- WISE: (A) "ATTENDING PRACTITIONER" MEANS THE PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE AND TERMS OF PRACTICE, ATTENDING A PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL. (B) "ATTENDING NURSE" MEANS A REGISTERED NURSE ATTENDING TO A PATIENT, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE. (C) "STANDING ORDER" MEANS A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDER FOR THE CARE OF A PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (I) ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS FOR PATIENTS THAT MEET ACUTE CARDIAC SYNDROME CRITERIA AS DEFINED BY AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES; (II) POINT-OF-CARE GLUCOSE SCREENINGS FOR PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED HYPOGLYCEMIA AS DEFINED IN AUTHORITATIVE NEUROLOGY CRITERIA FOR EVALU- ATION OF ACUTE MENTAL STATUS CHANGES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10534-05-3 S. 6886 2
2023-S6886A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S6886A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes physicians to prescribe non-patient specific orders that a registered professional nurse may perform including electrocardiogram tests to detect signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndrome, administering point-of-care blood glucose tests to evaluate acute mental status changes in persons with suspected hypoglycemia, administering tests and intravenous lines to persons that meet severe sepsis and sepsis shock criteria, and pregnancy tests.
2023-S6886A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6886A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to non-patient specific orders a registered professional nurse may perform PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To enable registered nurses (RNs) to carry out certain procedures with- out a patient-specific order from the attending practitioner. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends subdivision 4 of section 6909 of the education law by adding four new paragraphs (i), (j), (k) and (1). (i) adds electrocardiogram tests to detect signs and symptoms of acute coro- nary syndrome, (j) adds administering point-of care blood glucose tests to evaluate acute mental status changes in persons with suspected hypo- glycemia, (k) adds administering test and intravenous lines to persons that meet severe sepsis and septic shock criteria and (1) adds adminis-
2023-S6886A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6886--A Cal. No. 1332 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora- bly from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to non-patient specific orders a registered professional nurse may perform THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6909 of the education law is amended by adding four new paragraphs (i), (j), (k) and (l) to read as follows: (I) ADMINISTERING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TESTS TO DETECT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. (J) ADMINISTERING POINT-OF-CARE BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTS TO EVALUATE ACUTE MENTAL STATUS CHANGES IN PERSONS WITH SUSPECTED HYPOGLYCEMIA. (K) ADMINISTERING TESTS AND INTRAVENOUS LINES TO PERSONS THAT MEET SEVERE SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK CRITERIA. (L) ADMINISTERING TESTS TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY. § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 6527 of the education law is amended by adding four new paragraphs (i), (j), (k) and (l) to read as follows: (I) ADMINISTERING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TESTS TO DETECT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. (J) ADMINISTERING POINT-OF-CARE BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTS TO EVALUATE ACUTE MENTAL STATUS CHANGES IN PERSONS WITH SUSPECTED HYPOGLYCEMIA. (K) ADMINISTERING TESTS AND INTRAVENOUS LINES TO PERSONS THAT MEET SEVERE SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK CRITERIA. (L) ADMINISTERING TESTS TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10534-07-3
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