A2347-2011 Actions

• Dec 6, 2011: enacting clause stricken
• May 24, 2011: held for consideration in health
• Jan 18, 2011: referred to health

A2347-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2347
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 18, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SPANO, MILLMAN, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by
 -- M. of A. GALEF, J. MILLER, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  health
 care providers to report cases of methicillin resistant staphylococcus
 aureus infections
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Article 21 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
 new title VIII to read as follows:

 TITLE VIII
 METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS
 AUREUS
 SECTION 2180. METHICILLIN   RESISTANT  STAPHYLOCOCCUS  AUREUS;  DUTY  TO
 REPORT.
 

S 2180. METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; DUTY  TO  REPORT.
 1.   (A) UPON CONSIDERING THAT THE INFECTION OF A PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL,
 NURSING HOME OR OTHER  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY  IS  RESISTING  ANTIBIOTIC
 TREATMENT, AND IS OR MAY BE METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS,
 THE  PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PRESCRIBING PERSON AUTHORIZED BY LAW
 TO MAKE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, SHALL IMMEDIATELY ARRANGE FOR CULTURING AND
 LABORATORY TESTING OF SUCH INFECTION, AND FOR APPRISING  THE  FACILITY'S
 ADMINISTRATOR AND ITS DIRECTOR OF NURSING OF THE CASE.
 (B) UPON ISSUING ITS FINDINGS, THE LABORATORY SHALL SEND A COPY THERE
 OF TO THE COMMISSIONER.
 (C) UPON THE PATIENT'S DISCHARGE OR DEATH, THE FACILITY SHALL PROMPTLY
 REPORT THE CASE TO THE COMMISSIONER.
 2.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMPTLY FORWARD SUCH REPORT TO THE HEALTH
 COMMISSIONER OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE SUCH INFECTION  OCCURRED.    WHEN
 CASES  OF  SUCH  INFECTION  OCCUR  IN A MUNICIPALITY NOT HAVING A HEALTH
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04814-01-1
 
       A. 2347                             2
 COMMISSIONER, SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO  THE  DISTRICT
 HEALTH OFFICER.
 3.  SUCH  REPORT SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CASE AS
 SHALL BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 4. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRE
 MENTS OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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