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- Signed chap.529
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.384
- Substituted for A2116C
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–2
- Ordered to third reading cal.1427
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 2375b
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- Amend and recommit to health
- Print number 2375a
- Amend (t) and recommit to health
- Referred to health
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Requires the department of health to post inspection results of public food service establishments on the website
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Amy Paulin
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BILL NUMBER:S2375B
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring public food service establishment inspection results to be posted on the department of health's website
Purpose or general idea of bill
To require the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to make available on its website all public food service establishment inspection results for the most recent three years and to require those local health departments that maintain a website to post a link to the DOH website where inspection results are available.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Adds a new Public Health Law section 1352-d to require DOH to make available and prominently post on its website all public food service inspections results for the most recent three years. If a county department of health or local board of health maintains a website, it shall post a link to the department's website where the food service establishment inspection results are available.
This section also provides that New York City shall be exempted from the provisions of this section. This is because the City of New York already has a restaurant grading system regulation in place where each food service establishment's health standard and cleanliness grade is posted prominently in such eating establishment.
Section 2: This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become law so that there is sufficient time to implement this act.
Justification
DOH is charged with inspecting and supervising all public places in New York in which food is prepared, sold or served, including restaurants and cafeterias. Inspectors from local health departments conduct unannounced inspections of food service establish- ments to evaluate the safety and sanitation of the premises, and monitor food handling practices to ensure adequate compliance with state and local sanitary codes.
Posting the inspection results on the DOH website will provide easy access to the public and better enable individuals to make a well informed decision about where to eat. In addition, the fact that this information would be more easily accessible and publicized to the gener- al public should help to encourage that all food service establishments will consistently practice safe and sanitary food handling, storage and preparation practices.
County health departments that maintain a website would be required to post a link on their website to direct visitors to the food service inspection results on the DOH website. Counties would continue to be able to make available the inspection results for the county on their own website should they choose to do so.
Legislative history
Similar to A.8128C, of 2011 reported referred to codes and 2012 reported referred to ways and means. Same as S.5572 (Klein), of 2011 and 2012, referred to health.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS; None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. The commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.
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