STATE OF NEW YORK
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8321
IN SENATE
May 11, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT in relation to placing a moratorium on closing hospitals during
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, rule or regulation
2 to the contrary, due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandem-
3 ic, the state shall institute a moratorium on the closure of hospitals
4 until December 31, 2023. As such, no hospital shall close or reduce
5 capacity below the hospital's capacity as of January 1, 2020 before the
6 end of such moratorium.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
8 deemed repealed January 1, 2024.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16270-01-0
