Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 21, 2013 |
signed chap.397 |
Oct 09, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.256 substituted for a7257a |
Jun 17, 2013 |
substituted by s3926a |
Jun 12, 2013 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.256 rules report cal.256 reported |
Jun 10, 2013 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 05, 2013 |
print number 7257a |
Jun 05, 2013 |
amend and recommit to health |
May 08, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7257A
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PEOPLES-STOKES
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3926 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Ellen C. Jaffee
2013-A7257 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3926
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2805-w, Pub Health L
2013-A7257 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7257 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient notice of the provision of observation services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2805-v to read as follows: S 2805-V. PATIENT NOTICE OF OBSERVATION SERVICES. 1. EVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL SHALL PROVIDE PATIENTS WHO ARE PLACED INTO OBSERVATION SERVICES WITH A VERBAL AND WRITTEN NOTICE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF SUCH PLACE- MENT THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS UNDER OBSERVATION STATUS. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PATIENT OR THEIR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, INFORMATION AND AN EXPLANATION OF: (A) WHEN THE OBSERVATION SERVICES BEGAN; (B) HOW OBSERVATION STATUS MAY AFFECT THE PATIENT'S MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND/OR PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CURRENT HOSPITAL SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATIONS AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS COVERAGE FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT DISCHARGE TO A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY; AND (C) WHO THE PATIENT CAN CONTACT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF BEING PLACED IN OBSERVATION STATUS. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE A STANDARD NOTICE FORM AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION TO BE USED BY ALL GENERAL HOSPITALS AND SIGNED BY PATIENTS PLACED IN OBSERVATION STATUS AFTER THAT DATE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05275-01-3
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Ellen C. Jaffee
N. Nick Perry
2013-A7257A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3926
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2805-w, Pub Health L
2013-A7257A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7257--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient notice of the provision of observation services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2805-w to read as follows: S 2805-W. PATIENT NOTICE OF OBSERVATION SERVICES. 1. EVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL SHALL PROVIDE PATIENTS WHO ARE PLACED INTO OBSERVATION SERVICES BY SUCH GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH AN ORAL AND WRITTEN NOTICE WITHIN TWENTY- FOUR HOURS OF SUCH PLACEMENT THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS UNDER OBSERVATION STATUS. SUCH WRITTEN NOTICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE TO ACKNOWL- EDGE RECEIPT AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (A) A STATEMENT THAT OBSERVATION STATUS MAY AFFECT THE PATIENT'S MEDI- CARE, MEDICAID AND/OR PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CURRENT HOSPI- TAL SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATIONS AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS COVERAGE FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT DISCHARGE TO A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE; AND (B) THAT THE PATIENT SHOULD CONTACT HIS OR HER INSURANCE PLAN TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF BEING PLACED IN OBSERVATION STATUS. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE GUIDANCE ON THE NOTICE AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, except that subdivision 1 of section 2805-w of the public health law, as added by section one of this act, shall take effect on the ninetieth day after this act shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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