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- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Aravella Simotas
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BILL NUMBER:S2434
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals to establish and utilize procedural medical checklists for the provision of all intensive care unit medical procedures
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill will improve patient health and reduce system-wide health care costs by requiring the use of a proven patient safety checklist in intensive care unit (ICU) medical procedures.
Summary of specific provisions
§ 1 adds a new subdivision 11 to § 2803 of the Public Health Law, providing that the Commissioner of Health shall by role or regulation require every hospital to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each ICU medical procedure occurring at such hospital. Such checklists shall be designed and used for the purposes of reducing infections and related illnesses, improving the health and safety of patients, and ensuring that the necessary equipment, supplies, facilities and personnel are available for the conduct of the ICU procedure. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated within 180 days of the subdivision's effective date.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
New York State currently has no statutory or regulatory provisions requiring the use of patient safety checklists in conducting ICU medical procedures.
Justification
Health care associated infections (HAIs) are one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, and they are estimated to add hundreds of millions of donors to the costs of healthcare. Central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) can occur as a result of catheterization of patients in intensive care -- they are estimated to account for 15% of the roughly 1.7 million HAIs in the United States, but as many as 30% of the 99,000 annual infection-related deaths.
Most CLABSIs can be prevented through the use of a straightforward patient safety checklist that has been proven to be successful in the field. In a recent Michigan study, use of the checklist resulted in a 66% reduction in CLABSIs, reflected in an estimated savings of 1500 lives and $200 million in the first 18 months.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is calling on hospitals to use this basic tool to reduce central line infections in ICUs. However, many hospitals have not yet adopted the checklist. This bill will ensure that patients receive the same high-quality health care regardless of which hospital in New York State provides their treatment.
Prior legislative history
2014: Senate Bill #615 (Gianaris) - Died in Senate Health Committee 2012: Senate Bill #2514 (Gianaris) - Died in Senate Health Committee 2012: Assembly Bill #4908 (Simotas) - Died in Assembly Health Committee 2010: Assembly Bill #10494 (Gianaris) - Died in Assembly Health Committee
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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