What's happening
This bill requires regular inspections and reports on diagnostic and treatment centers to ensure cleanliness, hygiene, and safety standards.
Why it matters
Expands oversight to a wider range of outpatient surgery and treatment centers. , not just traditional hospitals, by explicitly defining “diagnostic and treatment centers” and referencing specific regulatory codes—this could cover many clinics and ambulatory surgical facilities.
Mandates regular inspections (at least every 39 months) to assess cleanliness, hygiene, and safety. , establishing a consistent statewide schedule for checks that could catch and prevent lapses before they lead to patient harm.
Requires public reporting to key branches of state government. , increasing transparency and potentially prompting legislative or executive action if patterns of non-compliance or issues are identified.
Allows local health departments to participate in enforcement. , which could lead to more responsive and locally tailored oversight, but also introduces variability depending on local resources and priorities.
Exempts facilities with national accreditation (Joint Commission) from these requirements. , which may streamline compliance for some but leaves an important subset of centers under a different standard, potentially impacting consistency in patient protections.
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Inspect Health Clinics Regularly
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- Referred to health
- Print number 2341a
- Amend and recommit to health
- Referred to health
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Inspect Health Centers Regularly
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Martin J. Golden
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 2984--A A. 2341--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
January 18, 2017
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to periodic diagnostic and treatment center inspection
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2801 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
12. "Diagnostic and treatment center" means any hospital as defined by subdivision one of this section operating as a diagnostic and treatment center authorized to provide ambulatory surgical services, including but not limited to diagnostic and treatment centers regulated by Part seven hundred fifty-five or Part seven hundred fifty-six of Title ten of the New York Code of Rules and Regulations.
§ 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2827 to read as follows:
§ 2827. Powers and duties of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations establishing standards for cleanliness, hygiene, and safety.
2. The department, under the direction of the commissioner, shall inspect each diagnostic and treatment center not less than every thirty-nine months. The commissioner may appoint and designate, from time to time, persons to make the inspections authorized by this article.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06035-02-7
S. 2984--A 2 A. 2341--A
3. The commissioner shall create a report every thirty-nine months indicating the results of all individual inspections and deliver a copy to the assembly, the senate, and the governor.
4. The commissioner may by regulation authorize any county or municipal department of health to administer this section within its jurisdiction.
5. Provisions of this section shall not apply to facilities accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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