A02096 Summary:
BILL NO | A02096A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S00125-A |
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SPONSOR | Gibson |
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COSPNSR | Rivera N, Barron, Espinal, Castro, Crespo, Robinson, Schimel, Jaffee, Weprin |
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MLTSPNSR | Arroyo, Aubry, Boyland, Cook, Gabryszak, Perry, Rivera P |
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Add S2808-e, Pub Health L | |
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Relates to the use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in nursing homes, residential care facilities, senior centers and adult homes; requires commissioner to establish certain guidelines and criteria for the use of such products. |
A02096 Actions:
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01/13/2011 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/09/2012 | amend and recommit to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/09/2012 | print number 2096a |
A02096 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2096--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON, N. RIVERA, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BOYLAND, GABRYSZAK, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of envi- ronmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in nursing homes, residential care facilities and adult homes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 2808-e to read as follows: 3 § 2808-e. Use of environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance 4 products in nursing homes. 1. For the purposes of this section the 5 following terms shall mean: 6 (a) "Nursing home" means a facility providing therein nursing care to 7 sick, invalid, infirm, disabled or convalescent persons in addition to 8 lodging and board or health-related service, or any combination of the 9 foregoing, and in addition thereto, providing nursing care and health- 10 related service, or either of them, to persons who are not occupants of 11 the facility. 12 (b) "Residential health care facility" means a nursing home or a 13 facility providing health-related service. 14 (c) "Adult home" means an adult care facility established and operated 15 for the purpose of providing long-term residential care, room, board, 16 housekeeping, personal care, (either directly or indirectly), and super- 17 vision to five or more adults unrelated to the operator. 18 (d) "Senior center" means a facility that provides services to senior 19 citizens on a regular basis, including but not limited to meals, recre- 20 ation and counseling. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03240-03-1A. 2096--A 2 1 2. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of envi- 2 ronmental conservation and labor, shall establish and from time to time 3 amend guidelines and specifications for environmentally-sensitive clean- 4 ing and maintenance products for use in nursing homes, residential 5 health care facilities, senior centers and adult homes. For the purpose 6 of developing appropriate criteria for such guidelines and specifica- 7 tions, such commissioners shall review and evaluate existing research 8 regarding environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products, 9 including but not limited to, research and guidance issued by the United 10 States environmental protection agency and the office of the federal 11 environmental executive. In developing such guidelines, the commission- 12 er shall provide public notice and an opportunity to comment. Such 13 guidelines shall be followed by nursing homes, residential health care 14 facilities, senior centers, and adult homes to identify and procure 15 environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products which are 16 available in the form, function and utility generally used by nursing 17 homes, residential health care facilities, senior centers, and adult 18 homes in their facilities. 19 3. The commissioner shall disseminate to all nursing homes, residen- 20 tial health care facilities, senior centers, and adult homes guidelines 21 and specifications for the purchase and use of environmentally-sensitive 22 cleaning and maintenance products in nursing homes, residential health 23 care facilities, senior centers, and adult homes for use in their facil- 24 ities. The commissioner shall also prepare and disseminate to all nurs- 25 ing homes, residential health care facilities, senior centers, and adult 26 homes a sample list of such environmentally-sensitive cleaning and main- 27 tenance products that meet these guidelines or specifications. The 28 commissioner shall provide assistance and guidance to nursing homes, 29 residential health care facilities, senior centers, and adult homes in 30 carrying out the requirements of this section. Nursing homes, residen- 31 tial health care facilities, senior centers, and adult homes shall 32 follow such guidelines, specifications and sample list when purchasing 33 cleaning and maintenance products for use in their facilities. 34 4. Nursing homes, residential health care facilities, senior centers, 35 and adult homes shall notify their personnel of the availability of such 36 guidelines, specifications and sample list. 37 5. On or before June first, two thousand fourteen, the department 38 shall issue a report providing an analysis of the impact of such guide- 39 lines and specifications on the purchasing, procurement and use of envi- 40 ronmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products by nursing 41 homes, residential health care facilities, senior centers, and adult 42 homes. Nothing in this section shall preclude nursing homes, residen- 43 tial health care facilities, senior centers, and adult homes from 44 depleting existing cleaning and maintenance supply stores purchased 45 prior to the effective date of this section. 46 6. The commissioner shall maintain and make available a list of 47 contractors which produce or manufacture or offer for sale environmen- 48 tally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in the form, function 49 and utility generally used by nursing homes, residential health care 50 facilities, senior centers, and adult homes. 51 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next 52 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law, provided that 53 the commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate any and all rules 54 and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement the 55 provisions of this act on or before its effective date.