S07483 Summary:
BILL NO | S07483A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A10748-A |
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SPONSOR | HUNTLEY |
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COSPNSR | ESPADA, THOMPSON |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add S2801-g, Pub Health L | |
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Enacts the "hospital closure planning act"; provides that whenever a general hospital closes, the commissioner of health shall within thirty days of being notified of such closure, hold a public hearing at a location within the geographic area served by such general hospital to solicit testimony concerning the extent to which such closure will result in the reduction or elimination of health care services in the affected community, and options and proposals for replacing or enhancing such health care services through other means in order to meet the needs of residents in the affected community; makes related provisions. |
S07483 Actions:
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04/14/2010 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2010 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2010 | PRINT NUMBER 7483A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/23/2010 | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/23/2010 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2010 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2010 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2010 | referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2010 | substituted for a10748a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2010 | ordered to third reading rules cal.360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/28/2010 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/28/2010 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/20/2010 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/01/2010 | SIGNED CHAP.541 |
S07483 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Carrozza
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Murray
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Alessi
Yes
Castelli
Yes
Galef
Yes
Koon
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Alfano
Yes
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lancman
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Amedore
Yes
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Latimer
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gibson
Yes
Lavine
Yes
O'Mara
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schroeder
Yes
Bacalles
Yes
Conte
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Parment
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Ball
ER
Cook
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Lopez PD
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skartados
ER
Barclay
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez VJ
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Spano
Yes
Barra
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
ER
Powell
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Benjamin
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bing
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quinn
Yes
Titone
Yes
Boyland
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
Yes
Rabbitt
Yes
Titus
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tobacco
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Towns
Yes
Brodsky
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Townsend
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burling
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller JM
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Butler
Yes
Espaillat
ER
Jeffries
Yes
Miller MG
ER
Rivera N
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Farrell
Yes
John
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Wright
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Fields
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Molinaro
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Camara
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S07483 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7483--A IN SENATE April 14, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HUNTLEY, ESPADA, THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the "hospital closure planning act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "hospital closure planning act". 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2801-g 4 to read as follows: 5 § 2801-g. Community forum on hospital closure. 1. No later than thirty 6 days after the closure of a general hospital, the commissioner shall 7 hold a public community forum for the purpose of obtaining public input 8 concerning the anticipated impact of the general hospital's closure on 9 access to health care services by members of the surrounding community, 10 including but not limited to recipients of medical assistance for needy 11 persons, the uninsured, and underserved populations, and options and 12 proposals to ameliorate such anticipated impact. The commissioner shall 13 afford community members, health care providers, labor unions, payers, 14 businesses and consumers a reasonable opportunity to speak about rele- 15 vant matters at such community forum. 16 2. No later than sixty days after holding a community forum pursuant 17 to subdivision one of this section, the commissioner shall make avail- 18 able to the public on the department's website information regarding: 19 (a) the anticipated impact of the general hospital's closure on access 20 to health care services by members of the surrounding community, includ- 21 ing but not limited to recipients of medical assistance for needy 22 persons, the uninsured, and underserved populations; 23 (b) specific measures the department and other parties have taken or 24 will take to ameliorate such anticipated impact; and 25 (c) any further recommendations regarding access to health care 26 services in communities impacted by the general hospital's closure. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11426-16-0S. 7483--A 2 1 3. A community forum conducted pursuant to this section shall be held 2 at a location within a reasonable proximity to the general hospital 3 subject to closure, and shall be announced no less than ten days prior 4 to the date of such community forum. 5 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply only to 6 general hospitals that close on or after such effective date.