STATE OF NEW YORK
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1944
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring emergen-
cy department personnel to conduct physical checks of patients await-
ing emergency treatment every fifteen minutes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
2 state patient protection act".
3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2827 to
4 read as follows:
5 § 2827. Patients waiting for emergency treatment. Emergency department
6 personnel, including nurses, security, or other trained hospital person-
7 nel, shall conduct physical checks on the health and wellness of all
8 patients who are awaiting emergency treatment at least every fifteen
9 minutes.
10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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