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A08697 Summary:

A08697 Actions:

A08697 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:01/17/2018AYE/NAY:18/7  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Excused
Schimminger
Nay
McDonough
Nay
Galef
Aye
Ra
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Walter
Nay
Cahill
Aye
Garbarino
Nay
Paulin
Aye
Byrne
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Norris
Nay
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Titone
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:02/13/2018AYE/NAY:16/6  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Curran
Nay
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
Titus
Aye
Garbarino
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye

A08697 Floor Votes:

A08697 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8697
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     October 5, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. TITONE, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
          A. WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting manda-
          tory arbitration clauses in contracts  with  residential  health  care
          facilities and residents of such facilities

          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  2801-h to read as follows:
     3    §  2801-h.  Mandatory  arbitration  clause  in residential health care
     4  facility contracts prohibited. 1.  No  contract  between  a  residential
     5  health  care  facility  and  a  resident  or  their representative shall
     6  contain a mandatory arbitration clause.
     7    2. Definitions. a. The term "mandatory arbitration clause" shall  mean
     8  a  term  or provision contained in a written contract between a residen-
     9  tial health care facility and a resident or  their  representative  that
    10  requires  the  parties to such contract to submit any controversy there-
    11  after arising under such contract to arbitration prior to the  commence-
    12  ment of any legal action to enforce the provisions of such contract.
    13    b.  The  term  "arbitration"  shall  mean the use of a decision making
    14  forum conducted by an arbitrator or  panel  of  arbitrators  within  the
    15  meaning  and  subject  to  the provisions of article seventy-five of the
    16  civil practice law and rules.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13380-01-7