Assembly Bill A5745

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes a state-wide database on the location and availability of medical procedures

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5745 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2995-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9074
2011-2012: A7534
2015-2016: A4199
2017-2018: A3429

2013-A5745 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a state-wide database providing the location and availability of medical procedures within New York state, specifying which hospitals are equipped to perform each procedure.

2013-A5745 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5745

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. McKEVITT, GRAF -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
  state-wide database on the location and availability of medical proce-
  dures

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2995-b of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D)  ESTABLISH  A  STATE-WIDE  DATABASE  OF  ALL  MEDICAL   PROCEDURES
PERFORMED  IN  HOSPITALS  IN  THE  STATE.  THE  DATABASE SHALL LIST EACH
MEDICAL  PROCEDURE  AND  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  ON  WHICH  HOSPITALS  ARE
EQUIPPED TO PERFORM SUCH MEDICAL PROCEDURE.
  S  2. Section 2995-b of the public health law is amended by adding two
new subdivisions 4 and 5 to read as follows:
  4. ELECTRONIC ACCESS. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  FOR  ELECTRONIC
ACCESS  TO  AND  COPYING  OF HOSPITAL REPORT CARDS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION AND MAKE SUCH INFORMATION  AVAILABLE  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE.
  5.  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES
AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH DATABASE ESTAB-
LISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03772-01-3

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