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NY A01548

NY A01548
Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the a


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Introduced
01/12/2015
In Committee
01/06/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/18/2016

Introduced Session

2015-2016 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (84)

Peter Abbate (D)* Thomas Abinanti (D)* Carmen Arroyo (OTHER)* James Brennan (D)* Marc Butler (R)* Kevin Cahill (D)* John Ceretto (D)* Vivian Cook (D)* Marcos Crespo (D)* Michael Cusick (D)* Steven Cymbrowitz (D)* Maritza Davila (D)* Michael DenDekker (D)* Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)* Steven Englebright (D)* Patricia Fahy (D)* Herman Farrell (D)* Deborah Glick (D)* Richard Gottfried (D)* Alfred Graf (R)* Earlene Hooper (D)* Addie Jenne (D)* Mark Johns (R)* Michael Kearns (D)* Charles Lavine (D)* Barbara Lifton (D)* Donna Lupardo (D)* Chad Lupinacci (R)* William Magee (D)* Dave McDonough (R)* Thomas McKevitt (R)* Michael Montesano (R)* Amy Paulin (D)* N. Nick Perry (D)* Gary Pretlow (D)* Ed Ra (R)* Phil Ramos (D)* Annette Robinson (D)* Joseph Saladino (R)* Michelle Schimel (D)* Jo Anne Simon (D)* Aravella Simotas (D)* Michaelle Solages (D)* Jim Tedisco (R)* Fred Thiele (D)* Matthew Titone (D)* Helene Weinstein (D)* Carrie Woerner (D)* Angela Wozniak (R)* Keith Wright (D)* Jeffrion Aubry (D),  Charles Barron (D),  Michael Benedetto (D),  Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),  Karl Brabenec (R),  Anthony Brindisi (D),  Harry Bronson (D),  William Colton (D),  Aileen Gunther (D),  Ellen Jaffee (D),  Guillermo Linares (D),  Bill Magnarelli (D),  Margaret Markey (D),  Shelley Mayer (D),  Michael Miller (D),  Walter Mosley (D),  Félix Ortiz (D),  Steve Otis (D),  Tony Palumbo (R),  Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),  Diana Richardson (D),  José Rivera (D),  Linda Rosenthal (D),  Sean Ryan (D),  Angelo Santabarbara (D),  Rebecca Seawright (D),  Luis Sepúlveda (D),  Frank Skartados (D),  James Skoufis (D),  Phil Steck (D),  Michele Titus (D),  Latrice Walker (D),  David Weprin (D),  Ken Zebrowski (D), 

Last Action

enacting clause stricken (on 01/11/2016)

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