Senate Bill S5537A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for quality assurance for trauma and emergency care

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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-S5537 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3066 & 4210, Pub Health L

2013-S5537 - Summary

Provides for quality assurance for trauma and emergency care.

2013-S5537 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5537 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5537

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  ensuring  ongoing
  quality  assurance  measures for emergency medical and trauma care and
  autopsy reports on cadavers treated at trauma centers

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 3066 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 449 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  4. The department shall develop and periodically revise  a  comprehen-
sive emergency medical and trauma care plan with the advice of the state
emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory
committee  and the state trauma advisory committee, incorporating injury
control programs AND ONGOING QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES for  all  compo-
nents of the trauma system involved in trauma care.
  S  2. Section 4210 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. AUTOPSY REPORTS FOR PATIENTS TREATED AT DESIGNATED TRAUMA CENTERS
FOLLOWING INJURY SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  IN  A  TIMELY  MANNER  TO  THE
REFERRING  TRAUMA  CENTER.  THIS  INFORMATION  IS REQUIRED BY THE TRAUMA
CENTER IN ORDER TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ONGOING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
REQUIRED BY THE TRAUMA CENTER VERIFICATION PROCESS. SUCH  REPORTS  SHALL
BE EXEMPT FROM ALL ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11157-01-3

2013-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3066 & 4210, Pub Health L

2013-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for quality assurance for trauma and emergency care.

2013-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5537--A
    Cal. No. 31

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
  report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  ensuring  ongoing
  quality  assurance  measures for emergency medical and trauma care and
  autopsy reports on deceased persons treated at trauma centers

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 3066 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 449 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  4. The department shall develop and periodically revise  a  comprehen-
sive emergency medical and trauma care plan with the advice of the state
emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory
committee  and the state trauma advisory committee, incorporating injury
control programs AND ONGOING QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES for  all  compo-
nents of the trauma system involved in trauma care.
  S  2.  The section heading of section 4210 of the public health law is
amended and a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
  [Cadavers] DECEASED PERSONS; right to dissect.
  2-A. AUTOPSY REPORTS FOR PATIENTS TREATED AT DESIGNATED TRAUMA CENTERS
FOLLOWING INJURY SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  IN  A  TIMELY  MANNER  TO  THE
REFERRING  TRAUMA  CENTER.  THIS  INFORMATION  IS REQUIRED BY THE TRAUMA
CENTER IN ORDER TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ONGOING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
REQUIRED BY THE TRAUMA CENTER VERIFICATION PROCESS. SUCH  REPORTS  SHALL
BE EXEMPT FROM ALL ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11157-05-4

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