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NY A06349
Bill
Status
3/25/2013
Primary Sponsor
James Brennan
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AI Summary
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Establishes minimum staffing ratios for Office of Mental Health facilities by classifying patients as short stay, specialized care, or extended care patients and assigning them to corresponding units.
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Requires short stay and extended care units to maintain staffing ratios of at least 1.2 to 1 for Category One employees (nursing aides, therapy assistants) and 0.4 to 1 for Category Two employees (nurses, physicians, social workers), with maximum 25 patients per unit.
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Requires specialized care units to maintain staffing ratios of at least 1.6 to 1 for Category One employees and 0.6 to 1 for Category Two employees, with maximum 20 patients per unit.
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Mandates the Office of Mental Health publish quarterly reports to the Governor and legislative committee chairs detailing patient numbers, classifications, staff titles, and comparisons to previous quarter ratios, with first report due January 1, 2013.
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Takes effect 120 days after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Establishes minimum staffing ratios in facilities operated under the jurisdiction of the office of mental health; provides that the office of mental health shall report quarterly to the governor and the legislature setting forth present staff ratios and comparisons to past staff ratios.
Last Action
referred to mental health
1/8/2014