What's happening
This bill bans smoking in adult care facilities, removing exceptions that previously allowed designated smoking rooms for residents.
Why it matters
Broader protections for vulnerable populations. The bill expands the smoking ban to adult care facilities, which means residents—including elderly and disabled individuals—will be less exposed to secondhand smoke, potentially improving their overall health and quality of life.
No more designated smoking rooms. By removing exceptions for smoking in separate, enclosed rooms, the law eliminates loopholes that previously allowed indoor smoking, creating a truly smoke-free environment throughout adult care facilities.
Potential operational and cultural changes. Facilities may need to update policies, retrain staff, and help residents adjust to the new rules, which could affect daily routines and require additional support for residents who smoke.
Signals a shift in public health priorities. This change reflects a stronger commitment to protecting non-smokers and prioritizing communal health over individual smoking rights in institutional settings.
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Ban Smoking in Care Homes
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7 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
Companion bill
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Ban Smoking in Adult Facilities
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor David Carlucci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5061
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, SIMON, PAULIN, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, B. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to banning smoking in adult care facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph n of subdivision 1 of section 1399-o of the public health law, as amended by chapter 389 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
n. general hospitals and residential health care facilities as defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter, adult care facilities established or certified under title two of article seven of the social services law, community mental health residences established under section 41.44 of the mental hygiene law, facilities where day treatment programs are provided, and other health care facilities licensed by the state in which persons reside[; provided, however, that the provisions of this subdivision shall not prohibit smoking by patients in separate enclosed rooms of residential health care facilities, adult care facilities established or certified under title two of article seven of the social services law, community mental health residences established under section 41.44 of the mental hygiene law, or facilities where day treatment programs are provided, which are designated as smoking rooms for patients of such facilities or programs];
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07826-01-7
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