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NY S00612
NY S00612Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to advertise and promote the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman and the commissioners of the departments responsible for the license or certification of long-term care facilities, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfa
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Introduced
01/06/2021
01/06/2021
In Committee
05/26/2021
05/26/2021
Crossed Over
05/26/2021
05/26/2021
Passed
12/10/2021
12/10/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/22/2021
12/22/2021
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to directing the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volunteers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of residents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); to amend the public health law, in relation to including access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C); to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring translations of a patient's rights (Part D); and to amend the public health law, in relation to the posting of information relating to the long-term care ombudsman program (Part E)
AI Summary
This bill amends various laws to (1) direct the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to advertise and promote the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, (2) require the Commissioner of Health to establish policies and procedures for the reporting of issues related to the health, safety, and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities by staff and volunteers of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and (3) include access to Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan of residential health care facilities.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (11)
Rachel May (D)*,
Alessandra Biaggi (D),
Jeremy Cooney (D),
James Gaughran (D),
Pete Harckham (D),
Michelle Hinchey (D),
Robert Jackson (D),
Liz Krueger (D),
Kevin Parker (D),
Gustavo Rivera (D),
James Skoufis (D),
Last Action
APPROVAL MEMO.121 (on 12/22/2021)
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