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NY A00181

NY A00181
Includes home care services in certain requirements regarding restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses, and regarding nurses' refusal of overtime work.


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Introduced
01/06/2021
In Committee
06/02/2021
Crossed Over
06/02/2021
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Restricts the consecutive hours of required work by nurses in the home care setting except in emergencies; does not prohibit a nurse from voluntarily working overtime.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Labor Law and the Education Law to include home care services in certain requirements regarding restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses, and regarding nurses' refusal of overtime work. Specifically, the bill defines "regularly scheduled work hours" to include regularly scheduled home care visits and allows nurses to refuse to work beyond their regularly scheduled hours, including home care visits, without it being considered patient abandonment or neglect, except in certain emergency circumstances.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (25)

Last Action

substituted by s4885a (on 06/03/2022)

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