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- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Establishes integrated pest management requirements for hospitals
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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BILL NUMBER:S831
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to integrated pest management requirements for hospitals
Purpose or general idea of the bill
The bill establishes requirements for integrated pest management plans for hospitals and requirements for notification of hospital occupants about pesticide applications.
Summary of provisions
The bill adds new Public Health Law § 2803-t to establish requirements for hospitals to adopt integrated pest management (IPM) plans, which must be evaluated annually and updated at least every three years. The bill also requires that all pesticide applications be conducted by certified commercial pesticide applicators.
Hospitals would be responsible for prominently posting information in advance about each pesticide application, which must remain posted for at least 48 hours. If hospitals apply pesticides to grounds, turf or trees, visual notification markers must be posted around the treated area.
Justification
Patients in hospitals are particularly vulnerable to exposure to harmful chemicals. Currently there are no specific requirements for pesticide applications in hospitals. The bill requires the use of IPM techniques, utilizing numerous preventive activities in place of pesticides, and only as a last resort authorizes the least toxic pesticides to be used. This requirement should reduce the amount of pesticide used in hospitals and therefore reduce exposures.
Posting notices of indoor pesticide applications should reduce exposures to patients, visitors and staff within hospitals or on outdoor property associated with hospitals. Use of fully certified pesticide applicators, rather than persons working under the supervision of certified applicators, should ensure better quality of such activities. The overall impact of the legislation will be to eliminate or minimize exposure to pesticides for' patients, staff and others. The posted notice will afford persons in hospitals which are to receive pesticide applications to take precautions to avoid exposure to harmful chemicals.
Prior legislative history
2011-12: S.5575/A.43S2 - Died in Health 2009-10: A.1594 Passed Assembly 2007-08: A.849 Reported 2005-06: A.2267 Referred to Health (A.4521) 02/19/03 Referred to Health (A.4521) 2001-02: A.10264
Fiscal implications
There may be some nominal costs associated with outdoor posting of pesticide applications in state facilities.
Effective date
The Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment.
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