Bill Text: NY A02341 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the commissioner of the department of health to undertake periodic inspections of diagnostic and treatment centers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to health [A02341 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02341-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 2984--A                                            A. 2341--A
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
                                    January 18, 2017
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        IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Health  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS  --  read  once  and
          referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
        AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to periodic diagnos-
          tic and treatment center inspection
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Section 2801 of the public health law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
     3    12. "Diagnostic and treatment center" means any hospital as defined by
     4  subdivision one of this section operating as a diagnostic and  treatment
     5  center authorized to provide ambulatory surgical services, including but
     6  not  limited to diagnostic and treatment centers regulated by Part seven
     7  hundred fifty-five or Part seven hundred fifty-six of Title ten  of  the
     8  New York Code of Rules and Regulations.
     9    §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2827 to
    10  read as follows:
    11    § 2827. Powers and duties of the  commissioner.  1.  The  commissioner
    12  shall  promulgate  rules  and regulations to carry out the provisions of
    13  this article, including, but not limited  to,  regulations  establishing
    14  standards for cleanliness, hygiene, and safety.
    15    2.  The  department,  under  the  direction of the commissioner, shall
    16  inspect each diagnostic and treatment center not less than  every  thir-
    17  ty-nine months. The commissioner may appoint and designate, from time to
    18  time, persons to make the inspections authorized by this article.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    3.  The  commissioner  shall  create a report every thirty-nine months
     2  indicating the results of all individual inspections and deliver a  copy
     3  to the assembly, the senate, and the governor.
     4    4.  The commissioner may by regulation authorize any county or munici-
     5  pal department of health to administer this section within its jurisdic-
     6  tion.
     7    5. Provisions of this section shall not apply to facilities accredited
     8  by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations.
     9    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.