Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Jun 05, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 04, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 31, 2018 |
1st report cal.1484 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Apr 24, 2017 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 13, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 08, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 07, 2017 |
1st report cal.385 |
Jan 12, 2017 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2248
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
(R) Senate District
2017-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8077
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 29-D Title 1 §2997-f-1, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S5094
2017-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs hospitals, office-based surgery practices and health care providers who accept walk-in patients, who are not regularly seen by the provider, to utilize and maintain an electronic health records system that connects to the local regional health information organization to facilitate exchange of health care information.
2017-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2248 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to electronic health records PURPOSE : To ensure certain health care facilities utilize electronic health records and connect to regional health information organizations in order to facilitate the exchange of health information. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one adds a new Public Health Law (PHL) § 2997-f-1 to require all Article 28 hospitals, office-based surgery practices under PHL § 230-d, and Urgent Care or similar providers that offer extended hours and accept unscheduled, walk-in appointments from patients that are not regularly seen by the practitioner to utilize and maintain an electronic health record (EHR) system that connects to the local regional health information organization (RHIO) in order to facilitate the exchange of health information. Each RHIO must ensure it is accessible and capable of connecting all health care providers or qualified entities and their EHR vendor. Providers may apply for any available funding for health information technology and electronic health record infrastructure to achieve the requirements of this section. This section also authorizes the Commissioner to implement a
2017-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2248 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2017 ___________ 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 electronic health records THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 1 of article 29-D of the public health law is amended by adding a new section 2997-f-1 to read as follows: § 2997-F-1. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. 1. ALL HOSPITALS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, ALL OFFICE-BASED SURGERY PRACTICES ACCREDITED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW WHO OPERATES A PRACTICE WHICH ACCEPTS UNSCHEDULED, WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS FROM PATIENTS THAT ARE NOT REGULARLY SEEN BY THE PRACTITIONER AND HAS EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION SHALL UTILIZE AND MAIN- TAIN AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS TO THE LOCAL REGIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION. 2. EACH REGIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION SHALL ENSURE IT IS ACCESSIBLE AND CAPABLE OF CONNECTING ALL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDER THIS SECTION, AND ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR QUALIFIED HEALTH ENTITY AND THEIR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD VENDORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PRIVATE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS THAT WISH TO CONNECT TO THE REGIONAL HEALTH INFORMA- TION ORGANIZATION. 3. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS MAY APPLY FOR ANY FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD INFRASTRUC- TURE. 4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS BY WHICH THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COVERED BY THIS SECTION MAY APPLY FOR A WAIVER FROM THE ELEC- TRONIC HEALTH RECORD REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION DUE TO ECONOM- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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