New York Assembly Bill 2117 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-03 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires video communication devices for patients or residents in nursing homes, hospitals or facilities providing health related services when visitor access is limited; requires that as part of a disaster preparedness plan that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs, and assisted living facilities provide video communication devices to patients for use when visitor access is limited, including, but not limited to during a designated state of emergency or a state disaster emergency.

Requires video communication devices for patients or residents in nursing homes, hospitals or facilities providing health related services when visitor access is limited; requires that as part of a disaster preparedness plan that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs, and assisted living facilities provide video communication devices to patients for use when visitor access is limited, including, but not limited to during a designated state of emergency or a state disaster emergency.

Asm. Maritza Davila [D]	Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D]	Asm. Rebecca Seawright [D]	Asm. Simcha Eichenstein [D]
Asm. Jonathan Rivera [D]	Asm. Jo Simon [D]	Asm. Karl Brabenec [R]	Asm. Joseph DeStefano [R]
Asm. Steven Raga [D]	Asm. Brian Cunningham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Assembly	referred to health
2023-01-23	Assembly	referred to health

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A2117
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02117&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A02117