Senate Bill S5855A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain advanced home health aides to perform certain advanced tasks

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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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2015-S5855 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6908, Ed L; amd §§206, 3602 & 3613, Pub Health L

2015-S5855 - Summary

Authorizes certain advanced home health aides to perform certain advanced tasks.

2015-S5855 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5855 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5855

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
  to authorizing certain advanced home health aides to  perform  certain
  advanced  tasks;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
  expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section
6908  of  the  education  law  is renumbered subparagraph (vi) and a new
subparagraph (v) is added to read as follows:
  (V) ADVANCED TASKS PROVIDED BY AN ADVANCED HOME HEALTH AIDE IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH REGULATIONS DEVELOPED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION
WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH WHICH, AT A MINIMUM, SHALL: (1) SPECIFY
THE ADVANCED TASKS THAT MAY BE PERFORMED BY ADVANCED HOME  HEALTH  AIDES
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATION OF
MEDICATIONS  WHICH  ARE ROUTINE AND PREFILLED OR OTHERWISE PACKAGED IN A
MANNER THAT PROMOTES RELATIVE  EASE  OF  ADMINISTRATION,  PROVIDED  THAT
ADMINISTRATION  OF  MEDICATIONS  BY  INJECTION,  STERILE PROCEDURES, AND
CENTRAL LINE MAINTENANCE SHALL BE PROHIBITED.    PROVIDED  HOWEVER  SUCH
PROHIBITION  SHALL  NOT APPLY TO INJECTIONS OF INSULIN FOR DIABETES CARE
OR TO INJECTIONS OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN FOR DIABETES CARE,  AND
PROVIDED  FURTHER THAT A SYSTEM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED THAT ADDRESSES DRUG
DIVERSION; (2) SPECIFY THAT  PARTICIPATION  IN  THIS  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE
VOLUNTARY  AND  SUCH  ADVANCED TASKS PROVIDED BY AN ADVANCED HOME HEALTH
AIDE SHALL BE AT THE OPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL; (3) PROVIDE THAT ADVANCED
TASKS PERFORMED BY ADVANCED HOME HEALTH  AIDES  MAY  BE  PERFORMED  ONLY
UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE LICENSED
IN  NEW  YORK STATE AND EMPLOYED BY A HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCY LICENSED
OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OR HOSPICE PROGRAM CERTIFIED
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, WHERE  SUCH  NURSING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10526-02-5
              

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2015-S5855A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6908, Ed L; amd §§206, 3602 & 3613, Pub Health L

2015-S5855A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain advanced home health aides to perform certain advanced tasks.

2015-S5855A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5855A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5855--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, BRESLIN, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, ORTT, ROBACH --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Higher
  Education in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
  to  authorizing  certain advanced home health aides to perform certain
  advanced tasks; and providing for the repeal of such  provisions  upon
  expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section
6908 of the education law is renumbered  subparagraph  (vi)  and  a  new
subparagraph (v) is added to read as follows:
  (V) ADVANCED TASKS PROVIDED BY AN ADVANCED HOME HEALTH AIDE IN ACCORD-
ANCE  WITH  REGULATIONS  DEVELOPED  BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH WHICH, AT A MINIMUM, SHALL: (1)  SPECIFY
THE  ADVANCED  TASKS THAT MAY BE PERFORMED BY ADVANCED HOME HEALTH AIDES
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATION OF
MEDICATIONS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND PREFILLED OR OTHERWISE PACKAGED  IN  A
MANNER  THAT  PROMOTES  RELATIVE  EASE  OF ADMINISTRATION, PROVIDED THAT
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS  BY  INJECTION,  STERILE  PROCEDURES,  AND
CENTRAL  LINE  MAINTENANCE  SHALL BE PROHIBITED.   PROVIDED HOWEVER SUCH
PROHIBITION SHALL NOT APPLY TO INJECTIONS OF INSULIN FOR  DIABETES  CARE
OR  TO INJECTIONS OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN FOR DIABETES CARE, AND
PROVIDED FURTHER THAT A SYSTEM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED THAT ADDRESSES  DRUG
DIVERSION;  (2)  SPECIFY  THAT  PARTICIPATION  IN  THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE
VOLUNTARY AND SUCH ADVANCED TASKS PROVIDED BY AN  ADVANCED  HOME  HEALTH
AIDE SHALL BE AT THE OPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL; (3) PROVIDE THAT ADVANCED
TASKS  PERFORMED  BY  ADVANCED  HOME  HEALTH AIDES MAY BE PERFORMED ONLY
UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE LICENSED
IN NEW YORK STATE AND EMPLOYED BY A HOME CARE SERVICES  AGENCY  LICENSED
OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OR HOSPICE PROGRAM CERTIFIED

              

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