| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Mar 03, 2023 | signed chap.20 delivered to governor |
| Feb 06, 2023 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.54 substituted for s845 |
| Feb 06, 2023 | substituted by a627 |
| Jan 09, 2023 | ordered to third reading cal.54 |
| Jan 06, 2023 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S845
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A627 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S845 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A627
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2803, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.1785-A & A.6052)
S845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S845 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to infection control planning in residential health care facilities PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2022, c. 662, to clarify provisions relating to infection control planning in residential health care facilities SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The underlying chapter requires long-term care facilities to update all residents and their representatives within 12 hours of a new infection in the facility (e.g., COVID). It also requires cohorting (creating a separate space for residents suspected of being infectious during an outbreak) and creating infection disease units.
S845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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845
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 6, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 infection control
planning in residential health care facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 12 of section 2803 of the public health law, as amended by a chap-
ter of the laws of 2022 amending the public health law relating to
requiring infection updates and infection control planning in residen-
tial health care facilities, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
1785-A and A. 6052, is amended to read as follows:
(A) to update authorized family members and [guardians] RESIDENT
REPRESENTATIVES of infected residents at least once per day and upon a
change in a resident's condition and at least once a week to update all
residents and authorized families and [guardians] RESIDENT REPRESEN-
TATIVES on the number of infections and deaths at the facility, and to
update all residents, authorized family members, and [guardians of resi-
dents] RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVES at the facility [within twelve hours of]
NOT LATER THAN FIVE O'CLOCK P.M. THE NEXT CALENDAR DAY FOLLOWING the
detection of [the presence of an] A CONFIRMED infection [by] OF a resi-
dent or staff member, OR AT SUCH EARLIER TIME AS GUIDANCE FROM THE
FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICAID AND MEDICARE SERVICES OR CENTERS FOR
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION MAY PROVIDE, by electronic or such other
means as may be selected by each resident, authorized family member or
[guardian] RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE; and
§ 2. Clause (C) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision
12 of section 2803 of the public health law, as added by a chapter of
the laws of 2022 amending the public health law relating to requiring
infection updates and infection control planning in residential health
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04188-01-3
S. 845 2
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