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A05847 Summary:

A05847 Actions:

A05847 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:03/01/2021AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Gottfried
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Galef
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Miller
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Salka
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Rosenthal D 
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:03/01/2021AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

A05847 Floor Votes:

A05847 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5847
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 26, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  antimicrobial
          resistance prevention and education
 
          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  2803-z to read as follows:
     3    § 2803-z. Antimicrobial resistance prevention and education. 1.  Every
     4  general hospital and nursing home shall establish and implement an anti-
     5  microbial stewardship program that meets or exceeds federal Medicare and
     6  Medicaid  conditions  of  participation  for  antimicrobial  stewardship
     7  programs in health care facilities.  Additionally,  such  program  shall
     8  incorporate  an  ongoing  process  to measure the impact of the program,
     9  including review, at least annually, of antimicrobial  utilization  data
    10  with development of response plans for high or increasing utilization.
    11    2.  Every general hospital and nursing home shall establish and imple-
    12  ment  training  regarding   antimicrobial   resistance   and   infection
    13  prevention and control, or ensure that such training has taken place, in
    14  addition  to or within existing infection control training programs, for
    15  all individuals licensed or certified pursuant to  title  eight  of  the
    16  education  law  and  who are required to complete coursework or training
    17  regarding infection control pursuant to section two hundred  thirty-nine
    18  of  this  chapter  or section sixty-five hundred five-b of the education
    19  law.
    20    3. The commissioner shall make such rules and regulations  as  may  be
    21  necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this section.
    22    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    23  have become a law.    Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment
    24  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
    25  of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to be made and
    26  completed on or before such effective date.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06471-01-1