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NY A08580
NY A08580Enacts 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
11/16/2015
11/16/2015
In Committee
06/14/2016
06/14/2016
Crossed Over
06/14/2016
06/14/2016
Passed
Dead
06/18/2016
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 (101)
Peter Abbate (D)*,
Carmen Arroyo (OTHER)*,
James Brennan (D)*,
David Buchwald (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)*,
Sandy Galef (D)*,
Deborah Glick (D)*,
Alfred Graf (R)*,
Aileen Gunther (D)*,
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)*,
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)*,
Thomas Abinanti (D),
Jeffrion Aubry (D),
Charles Barron (D),
Michael Benedetto (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Michael Blake (D),
Karl Brabenec (R),
Anthony Brindisi (D),
Harry Bronson (D),
Alice Cancel (OTHER),
William Colton (D),
Erik Dilan (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Pamela Harris (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Pamela Hunter (D),
Alicia Hyndman (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Latoya Joyner (D),
Brian Kavanagh (D),
Ron Kim (D),
Joseph Lentol (D),
Guillermo Linares (D),
Bill Magnarelli (D),
Margaret Markey (D),
Shelley Mayer (D),
Michael Miller (D),
Walter Mosley (D),
Catherine Nolan (D),
Danny O'Donnell (D),
Félix Ortiz (D),
Steve Otis (D),
Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),
Victor Pichardo (D),
Diana Richardson (D),
José Rivera (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Nily Rozic (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),
Jaime Williams (D),
Ken Zebrowski (D),
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES (on 06/14/2016)
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