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NY A02149
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
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AI Summary
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Expands the Department of Health's mandatory annual review of correctional facilities to cover additional health areas including women's health, transgender health, chronic conditions (asthma, diabetes, heart disease), geriatric care for individuals 50+, substance use disorders, and emerging infectious diseases
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Requires the Health Commissioner to consult with the Commissioner of Addiction Services and Supports when reviewing substance use disorder policies in state and local correctional facilities
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Mandates that all written review reports be posted on the Department of Health's website as public information, while excluding individual patient identifying information
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Establishes a new biennial study of health care staffing in state and local correctional facilities, examining staffing adequacy in specialties, challenges like salary or geographic factors, and impact of staffing levels on service availability
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Requires the first staffing study to be completed and submitted to the Governor, Senate President, and Assembly Speaker within one year of the law taking effect
Legislative Description
Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026