Bill > S07522

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, potential challenges like salary or 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.