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NY A05436
NY A05436Directs 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
02/16/2021
02/16/2021
In Committee
03/04/2021
03/04/2021
Crossed Over
03/04/2021
03/04/2021
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
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 advertise and promote the longterm care ombudsman program (Part A); to amend the elder law, in relation to directing the director of the state office for the aging, 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 welfare of residents at long-term care facilities (Part B); and 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)
AI Summary
This bill has three main components:
Part A directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementation of an awareness program to advertise and promote the long-term care ombudsman program, using educational and informational materials like media advertising, billboards, social media, and the program's official website.
Part B requires the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman and the commissioners responsible for licensing or certifying long-term care facilities, to establish policies and procedures for reporting by long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers about issues that may adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities. This includes setting up a hotline and reporting form, requiring timely communication between the department and the ombudsman program about reported issues and their resolution, and notifying ombudsman program staff and volunteers of upcoming facility inspections.
Part C amends the public health law to require that residential health care facilities' pandemic emergency plans include a method to provide all residents with access, at no cost, to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers, and to provide such staff and volunteers with access to the facility.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (62)
Sarah Clark (D)*,
Peter Abbate (D),
Thomas Abinanti (D),
Khaleel Anderson (D),
Didi Barrett (D),
Charles Barron (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Harry Bronson (D),
Chris Burdick (D),
Marianne Buttenschon (D),
Kevin Cahill (D),
Robert Carroll (D),
William Colton (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Michael Cusick (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Patricia Fahy (D),
Charles Fall (D),
Sandy Galef (D),
Emily Gallagher (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Jessica González-Rojas (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Judy Griffin (D),
Pamela Hunter (D),
Chantel Jackson (D),
Jonathan Jacobson (D),
Anna Kelles (D),
Ron Kim (D),
Jen Lunsford (D),
Donna Lupardo (D),
Bill Magnarelli (D),
John McDonald (D),
Karen McMahon (D),
Demond Meeks (D),
Catherine Nolan (D),
Steve Otis (D),
Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),
N. Nick Perry (D),
Victor Pichardo (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Diana Richardson (D),
Jonathan Rivera (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Nily Rozic (D),
Angelo Santabarbara (D),
Nader Sayegh (D),
Gina Sillitti (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Phil Steck (D),
Steve Stern (D),
Al Stirpe (D),
Fred Thiele (D),
Clyde Vanel (D),
Monica Wallace (D),
Helene Weinstein (D),
Jaime Williams (D),
Carrie Woerner (D),
Ken Zebrowski (D),
Stefani Zinerman (D),
Last Action
substituted by s612b (on 05/26/2021)
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