Bill Text: NY S00474 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to central venous lines; requires hospitals upon discharge of a patient who has a condition that requires a central venous line after discharge, to consult with the designated caregiver to determine his or her capabilities and limitations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-12-10 - approval memo.36 [S00474 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S00474-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 474 A. 212 2019-2020 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, HOYLMAN, MAYER, PERSAUD, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, DINOWITZ, WILLIAMS, M. G. MILLER, BLAKE, D'URSO, ORTIZ, HYNDMAN, COOK, SEAWRIGHT, JAFFEE, RAIA, BYRNE, NORRIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DE LA ROSA, ENGLEBRIGHT, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to central venous lines The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2994-ll of the public health law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Discharge of any patients who have a condition that requires a 4 central venous line. As part of discharge planning for patients who will 5 be discharged from a hospital with a central venous line, the identified 6 caregiver shall be consulted as soon as possible, but not later than 7 twenty-four hours prior to discharge, regarding his or her capabilities 8 and limitations in administering medications and providing proper 9 central venous line care. In the event that the identified caregiver is 10 unwilling or unable to confidently provide proper care of the central 11 venous line, appropriate services, which may include but not be limited 12 to home health care services, shall be ordered. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately, 14 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 15 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 16 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00254-01-9