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NY S08997
Bill
Status
9/23/2020
Primary Sponsor
Susan Serino
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AI Summary
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Adds Section 206-c to the Public Health Law requiring the Department of Health Commissioner to compile and post COVID-19 data on the department's website weekly in a downloadable spreadsheet format.
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Requires posting of total confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes, number of individuals transferred from nursing homes to hospitals, deaths of transferred individuals, and number of individuals discharged from hospitals to nursing homes.
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Data must be organized by county, date, nursing home, and hospital, with retroactive data included dating back to March 1, 2020.
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Defines "hospital" to include temporary health care facilities established by state or federal government in response to COVID-19 or other pandemics, and references existing definitions of "nursing home" in Public Health Law.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires the department of health to post on its website certain data relating to COVID-19 cases in hospitals and nursing homes, including total COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
9/23/2020