BILL NUMBER: S5036

SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to dialysis center disas-
ter preparedness plans

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would require nursing homes, assisted living centers
and dialysis centers to have emergency generators sufficient to supply
electrical power in the event of an emergency.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Adds a new section 23-d to the state executive law to require nursing
homes, assisted living residences and dialysis centers to have genera-
tors available as part of their disaster preparedness plans.

 
JUSTIFICATION:
              

It has become readily apparent that without emergency readiness plans in
place and available emergency power directly available to health facili-
ties; dialysis patients are particularly vulnerable to the loss of
power. The death and destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy and the
chaos clearly documented as a result of the loss of power to dialysis
centers and health facilities here in New York clearly emphasized that
fact. This bill would help in requiring facilities to have emergency
power generation sufficient to supply their patient's needs in the event
of catastrophic failure.

The National Kidney Foundation and other leading health organizations
concur that facilities should be required to have a backup source to
allow them to continue operations when the absence of power is a major
factor in keeping the center open.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.3244 of 2023-2024; Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili-
tary Affairs;

S. 2788 of 2021-22: Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security, and Mili-
tary Affairs;

S. 7571 of 2019-20: Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security, and Mili-
tary Affairs;

S. 8795-C of 2017-18: Ordered to Third Reading Cal. 1885, Recommitted to
Rules;

A. 2726 of 2016: Passed Assembly, Referred to Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations;

A. 2726 of 2015: Referred to Investigations and Government Operations;

A. 9374A of 2014: Passed Assembly, Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None for NYS. Will prevent worsening of chronic health conditions that
will lead to more expensive and intensive medical care and even death.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall have become a
law.