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Senate Bill S8289A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department of health to designate a level one or level two trauma center in Far Rockaway, county of Queens

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2025-S8289 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8686
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Queens County

2025-S8289 - Summary

Authorizes the department of health to designate a level one or level two trauma center in Far Rockaway, county of Queens.

2025-S8289 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8289 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8289
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the department  of  public  health  to
   designate  a  level  one  or  level two trauma center in Far Rockaway,
   county of Queens

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of public health shall designate a level one
 or level two trauma center in Far Rockaway, Queens county if such center
 meets  all  requirements,  rules,  and  regulations  promulgated  by the
 department; provided, however, such center  shall  not  be  required  to
 include  a hospital and shall be exempt from conflicting requirements of
 the American College of Surgeons.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13273-01-5

2025-S8289A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8686
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Queens County

2025-S8289A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of health to designate a level one or level two trauma center in Far Rockaway, county of Queens.

2025-S8289A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8289A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8289--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT in relation to authorizing the department of health to designate
   a level one or level two trauma center  in  Far  Rockaway,  county  of
   Queens
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of health shall designate  a  level  one  or
 level  two  trauma  center in Far Rockaway, Queens county if such center
 meets all  requirements,  rules,  and  regulations  promulgated  by  the
 department;  provided,  however,  such  center  shall not be required to
 include a hospital and shall be exempt from conflicting requirements  of
 the American College of Surgeons.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13273-03-5

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