New York Assembly Bill 2857 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-26 - reported referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires that no residential health care facility restrict access to the facility by family members, guardians, friends, legal representatives, or representatives of community organizations who provide assistance in resolving problems and complaints concerning care and treatment; provides for common area for visiting and a visiting period except in extraordinary circumstances (such as health emergencies), of at least 10 hours within a 24-hour period, including at least two meal periods; requires written record upon denial of access to be maintained; imposes civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars for each day such access was denied.

Requires that no residential health care facility restrict access to the facility by family members, guardians, friends, legal representatives, or representatives of community organizations who provide assistance in resolving problems and complaints concerning care and treatment; provides for common area for visiting and a visiting period except in extraordinary circumstances (such as health emergencies), of at least 10 hours within a 24-hour period, including at least two meal periods; requires written record upon denial of access to be maintained; imposes civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars for each day such access was denied.

Asm. Barbara Clark [D]	Asm. Vivian Cook [D]	Asm. David Gantt [D]	Asm. Deborah Glick [D]
Asm. Richard Gottfried [D]	Asm. Dov Hikind [D]	Asm. Rory Lancman [D]	Asm. John McEneny [D]
Asm. Amy Paulin [D]	Asm. Nick Perry [D]	Asm. Helene Weinstein [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-26		reported referred to codes
2010-01-06		referred to health
2009-02-19		advanced to third reading cal.102
2009-02-11		reported
2009-02-04		reported referred to codes
2009-01-21		referred to health

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02857&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02857&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A02857