NY A00181

Expands the definition of "health care employer" to include facilities licensed or operated under article thirty-six of the public health law in addition to article twenty-eight.

Amends the definition of "regularly scheduled work hours" for nurses to explicitly include regularly scheduled home care visits in addition to pre-scheduled on-call time and shift report communication time.

Clarifies that a nurse's refusal to work beyond regularly scheduled hours, including regularly scheduled home care visits, does not constitute patient abandonment or neglect except under specific circumstances in labor law section 167.

Takes effect ninety days after enactment into law.