What's happening
This bill creates a statewide database listing all medical procedures performed in New York hospitals and their availability, and makes this information accessible online.
Why it matters
Empowers patients and families to make informed choices. by letting them see which hospitals can perform specific medical procedures, potentially reducing time spent searching for care and enabling better planning for treatment.
Promotes transparency and accountability. among hospitals by making their capabilities publicly visible, which could encourage facilities to expand services or improve access to commonly needed procedures.
Supports health equity efforts. by highlighting geographic gaps in service availability across New York, which could inform future public health policy decisions and resource allocation.
May streamline emergency and referral processes. for healthcare professionals and first responders, as having a centralized, up-to-date resource could speed up patient transfers and coordination of specialized care.
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History
- Referred to health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3429
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT, GRAF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a state-wide database on the location and availability of medical procedures
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2995-b of the public health law, as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
(b) Statewide performance data comparing utilization and selected performance measures to accepted norms and/or benchmarks developed by recognized experts, which were developed pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of the former section twenty-eight hundred seven-n of this chapter, as added by section sixty of chapter six hundred thirty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six; [and]
(c) Other hospital data, if any, collected for public dissemination by the state task force on health care quality improvement pursuant to the former section twenty-eight hundred four-b of this chapter, as added by section sixty-a of chapter six hundred thirty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six[.]; and
(d) Establish a state-wide database of all medical procedures performed in hospitals in the state. The database shall list each medical procedure and provide information on which hospitals are equipped to perform such medical procedure.
§ 2. Section 2995-b of the public health law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 4 and 5 to read as follows:
4. Electronic access. The department shall provide for electronic access to and copying of hospital report cards developed pursuant to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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this section and make such information available on the department's website.
5. Rules and regulations. The department shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of such database established pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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