Assembly Bill A6985

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires physicians to report instances of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections to the commissioner of health

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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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2017-A6985 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21 Title VIII §2180, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5452
2011-2012: A2347, A8937
2013-2014: A5203
2015-2016: A3414

2017-A6985 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires physicians to report instances of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections to the commissioner of health.

2017-A6985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6985
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. TITONE, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. FINCH, GALEF, HOOPER, McDONOUGH -- 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD09156-01-7

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