S07483 Summary:

BILL NOS07483A
 
SAME ASSAME AS A10748-A
 
SPONSORHUNTLEY
 
COSPNSRESPADA, THOMPSON
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add S2801-g, Pub Health L
 
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.
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S07483 Actions:

BILL NOS07483A
 
04/14/2010REFERRED TO HEALTH
06/15/2010AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
06/15/2010PRINT NUMBER 7483A
06/23/2010COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
06/23/2010ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1144
06/24/2010PASSED SENATE
06/24/2010DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/24/2010referred to ways and means
06/24/2010substituted for a10748a
06/24/2010ordered to third reading rules cal.360
06/28/2010passed assembly
06/28/2010returned to senate
09/20/2010DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
10/01/2010SIGNED CHAP.541
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S07483 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/28/2010Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 144/0
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
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S07483 Text:



 
                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.
                                                                   LBD11426-16-0

        S. 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.
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