Bill Text: NY S05333 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5333 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that any compilation of comparative hospital data, excluding those produced by a government or accrediting organization, shall include a statement that it is not the official state hospital report card.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-10 - referred to health [S05333 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05333-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5333
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 16, 2013
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       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  hospital  report
         cards
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 2995-b of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    3    4.  OTHER DATA. ANY OTHER ENTITY, EXCLUDING GOVERNMENT AND ACCREDITING
    4  ORGANIZATIONS, THAT PRODUCE COMPARATIVE HOSPITAL DATA SHALL  INCLUDE  ON
    5  ANY REPORT THEREOF, THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
    6    "THIS  REPORT  IS NOT THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICIAL HOSPITAL COMPARATIVE
    7  REPORT CARD."
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11012-02-3