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A10463 Summary:

A10463 Actions:

A10463 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:07/13/2020AYE/NAY:24/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Gottfried
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
McDonough
Excused
Galef
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Miller
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Salka
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:07/17/2020AYE/NAY:31/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Nay
Schimminger
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Miller
Aye
Joyner
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:07/21/2020AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Excused
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Excused
Norris
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye

A10463 Floor Votes:

A10463 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                        10463--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 18, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gottfried,
          Weprin, De La Rosa, Jaffee,  McDonald,  Lentol,  Seawright,  Dinowitz,
          Cruz,  Hunter,  Taylor,  Dickens,  L. Rosenthal, Simon, Ortiz, D'Urso,
          Quart) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- commit-
          tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
          mitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to review of policies
          and  practices  relating to any infectious disease outbreak in correc-
          tional facilities, including  the  treatment  and  prevention  of  the
          disease among inmates and staff
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 26 of section 206 of the public health law,  as
     2  amended  by  section  127-t  of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the
     3  laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
     4    26. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to  review  any
     5  policy  or  practice instituted in facilities operated by the department
     6  of corrections and community supervision, and in all local  correctional
     7  facilities,  as  defined  in  subdivision  sixteen of section two of the
     8  correction law, regarding human immunodeficiency virus  (HIV),  acquired
     9  immunodeficiency  syndrome (AIDS), [and] hepatitis C (HCV), and emerging
    10  infectious diseases, including the prevention  of  the  transmission  of
    11  [HIV  and  HCV] and the treatment of [AIDS, HIV and HCV] such infections
    12  and diseases among inmates. Such review shall be performed annually, and
    13  more frequently as determined by the commissioner, and  shall  focus  on
    14  whether  such  [HIV,  AIDS or HCV] policy or practice is consistent with
    15  current, generally accepted medical standards  and  procedures  used  to
    16  prevent  the  transmission  of [HIV and HCV] and to treat [AIDS, HIV and
    17  HCV] those infections and diseases among the general public. In perform-
    18  ing such reviews, in order to determine the quality and adequacy of care
    19  and treatment provided, department personnel  are  authorized  to  enter
    20  correctional  facilities  and  inspect  policy and procedure manuals and
    21  medical protocols, interview health services  providers  and  inmate-pa-
    22  tients,  review  medical grievances, and inspect a representative sample
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16343-04-0
        A. 10463--A                         2
 
     1  of medical records of inmates known to be infected with [HIV or  HCV  or
     2  have AIDS] any such infections or diseases. Prior to initiating a review
     3  of  a  correctional  system,  the  commissioner shall inform the public,
     4  including  patients, their families and patient advocates, of the sched-
     5  uled review and invite them to provide the  commissioner  with  relevant
     6  information.  Upon  the completion of such review, the department shall,
     7  in writing, approve such policy or practice as instituted in  facilities
     8  operated by the department of corrections and community supervision, and
     9  in  any  local  correctional  facility,  or,  based on specific, written
    10  recommendations, direct the  department  of  corrections  and  community
    11  supervision,  or  the authority responsible for the provision of medical
    12  care to inmates in local correctional facilities to prepare  and  imple-
    13  ment a corrective plan to address deficiencies in areas where such poli-
    14  cy  or  practice fails to conform to current, generally accepted medical
    15  standards and procedures. The commissioner shall monitor the implementa-
    16  tion of such corrective plans and shall conduct such further reviews  as
    17  the  commissioner deems necessary to ensure that identified deficiencies
    18  in [HIV, AIDS and HCV] those policies and practices are corrected.   All
    19  written  reports  pertaining to reviews provided for in this subdivision
    20  shall be maintained, under such conditions  as  the  commissioner  shall
    21  prescribe,  as  public  information available for public inspection.  As
    22  used  in  this  subdivision,  "emerging  infectious  disease"  means  an
    23  infection  that  has increased recently or is threatening to increase in
    24  the near future.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.