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NY A09044

NY A09044
Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.


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Introduced
01/10/2020
In Committee
01/28/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

2019-2020 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.

AI Summary

This bill expands the New York State Department of Health's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The study will examine the adequacy of staffing, including in specialized areas like women's, transgender, and geriatric health care, as well as potential challenges like salary and geographic factors, and the impact of staffing levels on the availability of services. The first such study must be completed and submitted to the state government within one year of the bill's effective date.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (36)

Marcos Crespo (D)*,  Clifford Crouch (R)*,  Joe DeStefano (R)*,  Richard Gottfried (D)*,  Thomas Abinanti (D),  Carmen Arroyo (OTHER),  Jake Ashby (R),  Jeffrion Aubry (D),  Charles Barron (D),  Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),  Vivian Cook (D),  Anthony D'Urso (D),  Taylor Darling (D),  Maritza Davila (D),  Carmen De La Rosa (D),  Inez Dickens (D),  Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),  Ellen Jaffee (D),  Charles Lavine (D),  Dave McDonough (R),  Michael Montesano (R),  Walter Mosley (D),  Yuh-Line Niou (D),  Félix Ortiz (D),  Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),  Victor Pichardo (D),  Linda Rosenthal (D),  Nader Sayegh (D),  Rebecca Seawright (D),  Jo Anne Simon (D),  Phil Steck (D),  Al Taylor (D),  Monica Wallace (D),  David Weprin (D),  Jaime Williams (D),  Tremaine Wright (D), 

Last Action

reported referred to ways and means (on 01/28/2020)

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