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A06617 Summary:

BILL NO	A06617
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Perry
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add S2827, Pub Health L
Enacts the "Nurse Safety Work Act," which requires the implementation of safety procedures when hospital staff is alone with a patient.

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A06617 Actions:

BILL NO	A06617
03/27/2015	referred to health
01/06/2016	referred to health
05/17/2016	held for consideration in health

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A06617 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/17/2016AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Held for Consideration         
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Walter
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Titone
Aye
Mayer
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye

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A06617 Floor Votes:

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A06617 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6617
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 27, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the nurse
          safety work act
 
          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  2827 to read as follows:
     3    § 2827. Nurse safety work act. 1. Short title. This section  shall  be
     4  known and may be cited as the "nurse safety work act".
     5    2. Hospitals will be required to implement safety procedures to ensure
     6  that hospital staff is never alone with a patient unless:
     7    (a)  the staff member has a tracking device that can be used to signal
     8  for assistance; or
     9    (b) additional hospital staff is within a close distance or range  and
    10  is able to hear and assist a co-worker's call for help.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10076-01-5

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