NY A01548 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 70-14)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-11 - enacting clause stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.

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Title

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.

Sponsors

Asm. Richard Gottfried [D]Asm. Aileen Gunther [D]Asm. Crystal Peoples-Stokes [D]Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D]
Asm. Anthony Brindisi [D]Asm. Harry Bronson [D]Asm. William Colton [D]Asm. Michael Benedetto [D]
Asm. Ellen Jaffee [D]Asm. William Magnarelli [D]Asm. Margaret Markey [D]Asm. Michael Miller [D]
Asm. David Weprin [D]Asm. Jose Rivera [D]Sen. Sean Ryan [D]Asm. Frank Skartados [D]
Sen. Luis Sepulveda [D]Asm. Jeffrion Aubry [D]Asm. Steven Otis [D]Sen. James Skoufis [D]
Asm. Phillip Steck [D]Sen. Shelley Mayer [D]Asm. Angelo Santabarbara [D]Asm. Kenneth Zebrowski [D]
Asm. Walter Mosley [D]Asm. Felix Ortiz [D]Asm. Michele Titus [D]Asm. Thomas Abinanti [D]
Asm. Charles Barron [D]Asm. Karl Brabenec [R]Asm. Rebecca Seawright [D]Asm. Guillermo Linares [D]
Sen. Anthony Palumbo [R]Asm. Latrice Walker [D]Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn [D]Asm. Diane Richardson [D]
Asm. Peter Abbate [D]Asm. Carmen Arroyo [D]Asm. James Brennan [D]Asm. Marc Butler [R]
Asm. Kevin Cahill [D]Asm. John Ceretto [R]Asm. Vivian Cook [D]Asm. Marcos Crespo [D]
Asm. Michael Cusick [D]Asm. Steven Cymbrowitz [D]Asm. Maritza Davila [D]Asm. Michael DenDekker [D]
Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz [D]Asm. Steven Englebright [D]Sen. Patricia Fahy [D]Asm. Herman Farrell [D]
Asm. Deborah Glick [D]Asm. Alfred Graf [R]Asm. Earlene Hooper [D]Asm. Mark Johns [R]
Asm. Michael Kearns [D]Asm. Charles Lavine [D]Asm. Barbara Lifton [D]Asm. Donna Lupardo [D]
Asm. Chad Lupinacci [R]Asm. William Magee [D]Asm. David McDonough [R]Asm. Thomas McKevitt [R]
Asm. Michael Montesano [R]Asm. Amy Paulin [D]Asm. Nick Perry [D]Asm. Gary Pretlow [D]
Asm. Edward Ra [R]Asm. Philip Ramos [D]Asm. Annette Robinson [D]Asm. Addie Jenne [D]
Asm. Joseph Saladino [R]Asm. Michelle Schimel [D]Asm. Jo Simon [D]Asm. Aravella Simotas [D]
Asm. Michaelle Solages [D]Sen. James Tedisco [R]Asm. Fred Thiele [D]Asm. Matthew Titone [D]
Asm. Helene Weinstein [D]Asm. Carrie Woerner [D]Asm. Angela Wozniak [R]Asm. Keith Wright [D]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-11Assemblyenacting clause stricken
2016-01-06Assemblyreferred to health
2015-04-28Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2015-04-22Assemblyreported referred to codes
2015-01-12Assemblyreferred to health

Same As/Similar To

S00782 (Same As) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO HEALTH

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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