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NY S08890
Bill
Status
8/7/2020
Primary Sponsor
Rachel May
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AI Summary
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Department of Health must publish all inspection results from nursing homes and residential health care facilities conducted during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency (declared March 7, 2020) on its website within 30 days of the bill's effective date, with patient-identifying information redacted and redaction reasons noted.
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Department of Health must release results of all future inspections of nursing homes within 30 days of completion during the COVID-19 emergency, with patient-identifying information redacted and redaction reasons noted.
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Department of Health shall conduct a comparative study of infection control measures, staffing levels, and quality of life practices across nursing homes and residential health care facilities during the COVID-19 emergency to identify best practices for preventing future COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Department of Health must publish findings from the comparative study on its website in a location accessible to the public on or before December 15, 2020.
Legislative Description
Directs the department of health to make publicly available the results of all inspections conducted by the department in nursing homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency, and to conduct a comparative study of practices utilized in nursing homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during the pendency of the COVID-19 state disaster emergency and identify best practices for ensuring the containment and prevention of future outbreaks of COVID-19 in residential health care facilities.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
8/7/2020