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- Committee discharged and committed to rules
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Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses in the office of children and family services
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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BILL NUMBER:S4821
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses in the office of children and family services
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: of the bill amends Section 167 of the labor law to add, facilities licensed or operated pursuant to Article 19-G of the Executive Law to the definition of Employer.
Section 2: of the bill sets forth the effective date.
Justification
Unlike their counterparts in other health care settings such as hospitals, correctional facilities, and mental health hospitals, nurses in facilities operated by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) are not covered by legislation enacted in 2008 limiting mandatory overtime. Aside from the personal and family hardships created by being forced to work extra hours, quality of care is jeopardized by mandatory overtime. When nurses are exhausted by long hours and little rest time there is an increased risk of medical errors that can harm a patient's health or well being. The work performed by nurses in OCFS is no less strenuous or demanding than the work of nurses currently covered, and their exclusion has the potential to put the youth they serve at risk.
Prior legislative history
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Fiscal implications
The use of overtime to address staffing needs has resulted in increased overtime costs. This bill should result in additional new entry level hires at more favorable cost.
Effective date
This act shall take effect 90 days after it shall have become law.
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