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NY A05846

NY A05846
Requires adult care facilities to include quality improvment committees; includes a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans.


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Introduced
02/26/2021
In Committee
03/01/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring adult care facilities to include quality improvement committees and include a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans

AI Summary

This bill amends the social services law to require adult care facilities to include quality improvement committees in their quality assurance plans, with a focus on infection control. The committees must meet at least every six months to review the facility's performance, evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions, and identify trends and improvement activities, while protecting the confidentiality of resident incidents. The committees will include the facility's administrator or operator, the resident council president or other resident representative, and representatives from frontline employees in each area of operation.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (41)

Ron Kim (D)* Peter Abbate (D),  Thomas Abinanti (D),  Khaleel Anderson (D),  Charles Barron (D),  Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),  Harry Bronson (D),  Kevin Cahill (D),  Robert Carroll (D),  Sarah Clark (D),  Catalina Cruz (D),  Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),  Charles Fall (D),  Emily Gallagher (D),  Deborah Glick (D),  Richard Gottfried (D),  Judy Griffin (D),  Pamela Hunter (D),  Chantel Jackson (D),  Jonathan Jacobson (D),  Jen Lunsford (D),  Donna Lupardo (D),  Catherine Nolan (D),  Steve Otis (D),  N. Nick Perry (D),  Victor Pichardo (D),  Diana Richardson (D),  Linda Rosenthal (D),  Angelo Santabarbara (D),  Nader Sayegh (D),  Gina Sillitti (D),  Jo Anne Simon (D),  Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),  Steve Stern (D),  Al Stirpe (D),  Fred Thiele (D),  Clyde Vanel (D),  Helene Weinstein (D),  Jaime Williams (D),  Ken Zebrowski (D),  Stefani Zinerman (D), 

Last Action

substituted by s1784a (on 03/03/2021)

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