Authorizes the attorney general to investigate and take action against in response to actions improvident or prejudicial to the interests of the public or occupants of nursing homes that are under the supervision of the commissioner of public health.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3293
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- 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 authorizing the
attorney general to investigate and take action against in response to
actions improvident or prejudicial to the interests of the public or
occupants of nursing homes that are under the supervision of the
commissioner of health
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2862 of the public health law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. The attorney general shall have the power to commence an action or
4 proceeding in the supreme court of the state of New York, if, upon
5 information or belief, the attorney general is of the opinion that a
6 company has been, is, or is about to do anything improvident or prejudi-
7 cial to the interests of the public or occupants of nursing homes under
8 the supervision of the commissioner. The attorney general shall be
9 granted the ability to inspect, under the power of subpoena, nursing
10 home premises and relevant company documents for the sole purpose of
11 establishing whether any improvident or prejudicial actions to the
12 public or occupants, as described in this subdivision, have occurred,
13 are occurring or imminently will occur. Nothing in this subdivision
14 shall be construed to limit the powers of the commissioner.
15 § 2. 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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